Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defense-independent pitching statistics

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: de-fense-in-de-pen-den-t pitch-ing s-tatis-tics
IPA

54

Scrabble Score

36

Letters

10

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Phrases

Batting Average on Balls In Play Defense-Independent ERA

Frequently Paired Words

Batting Average on Balls In Play Defense-Independent ERA

Questions

What does defense-independent pitching statistics mean?: 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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