Last week, I began my sabermetric Sunday series here at Rum Bunter. I started with taking a look at FIP, and why I believe it is the best stat to evaluate pitchers on. This Sunday, we will take a look at what I believe is the second best stat to evaluate pitchers on.
What stat is that you ask? Well, that is xFIP of course. Why is this a good stat to evaluate pitchers on? Why do teams such as the Pittsburgh Pirates use it? Well, read on to find out more!
Expected fielding independent pitching, or xFIP, is a stat that judges a pitcher’s expected run prevention independent of the performance of their defense.