Reply to "Does the contact % of pitches swung at tell us anything?"

Matt Reiland1,000+ posts

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What about the Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) stat for pitchers, and Weighted On Base Percentage (wOBA) for hitters?

Or, since you are interested in the "quality" of contact, maybe Batting Average for Balls in Play (BABIP) for both pitchers and hitters? A pitcher might pitch to a lot of contact, but a low BABIP would indicate that hitters are not squaring up well against him. Likewise, a hitter with a high BABIP is making quality contact.

5/1/178:53 AM

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