defense-independent pitching statistics

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defense-independent pitching statistics

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  1. plural, plural only A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.

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@misc{defense_independent_pitching_statistics_2026,
  title = {defense-independent pitching statistics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/defense-independent%20pitching%20statistics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}