Posted by dahsdebater on 8/5/2015 7:43:00 PM (view original):
If you're a dumbass.
How is that dumb?
We know that, for the most part, major league pitchers don't have control over whether or not a given ball in play is a hit or an out.
The amount of control that they do have over the quality of contact isn't measurable by play by play data. DIP stats simply remove it, reasoning that if you can't separate the pitching performance from the fielders performance, ignoring that piece is a viable option.
I don't think anyone considers it s be all/end all, but it's useful when used correctly.