2007 LIPS ERA & DIPS WHIP leaders

I’ve gotten several requests to see an updated list of the LIPS ERA and DIPS WHIP leaders, so here you go.

I’ve made a few changes to the table format. First, you’ll notice that the text is smaller. It feels like I’m trying to squeeze too much information into these tables, but most of it seems kind of necessary, or at least interesting to have. I’d be curious to know what you guys think.

I’ve added some defensive stats on here. They appear in the four columns furthest to the right. The first of these columns gives THT’s Plus/Minus grade for that pitcher’s team. The second column gives his team’s Plus/Minus rank among his team’s league (AL or NL). The third column gives THT’s Revised Zone Rating (RZR) for his team, and the fourth is the team’s league rank.

I think you should be familiar with the other columns, so let’s look at the tables.

LIPS ERA – Top 15

LAST	FIRST	G	GS	IP	ERA	LIPS ERA	WHIP	DIPS WHIP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	xGB%	LOB%	BABIP	HR/FB	TEAM +/-	RK	TEAM RZR	RK
Bedard	Erik	28	28	182.0	3.16	3.13	1.09	1.12	10.93	2.82	3.88	46.52	78.80	0.287	12.26	-2	8	0.812	7
Beckett	Josh	30	30	200.7	3.27	3.29	1.14	1.12	8.70	1.79	4.85	45.06	76.59	0.307	7.98	32	3	0.835	3
Santana	Johan	33	33	219.0	3.33	3.30	1.07	1.09	9.66	2.14	4.52	37.33	81.95	0.275	13.15	2	7	0.812	7
Hamels	Cole	28	28	183.3	3.39	3.33	1.12	1.12	8.69	2.11	4.12	41.67	80.46	0.285	12.82	55	3	0.838	2
Smoltz	John	32	32	205.7	3.11	3.46	1.18	1.16	8.62	2.06	4.19	44.86	79.35	0.312	8.70	-4	11	0.839	1
Peavy	Jake	34	34	223.3	2.54	3.48	1.06	1.15	9.67	2.74	3.53	42.78	80.07	0.279	5.83	27	7	0.804	14
Sabathia	C.C.	34	34	241.0	3.21	3.54	1.14	1.10	7.80	1.38	5.65	44.29	77.25	0.316	7.81	-18	11	0.804	11
Burnett	A.J.	25	25	165.7	3.75	3.54	1.19	1.26	9.56	3.59	2.67	52.06	79.19	0.262	17.69	91	1	0.843	1
Kazmir	Scott E	34	34	206.7	3.48	3.58	1.38	1.28	10.41	3.88	2.69	41.11	79.46	0.339	8.07	-142	14	0.787	14
Harang	Aaron	34	34	231.7	3.73	3.60	1.14	1.15	8.47	2.02	4.19	39.36	75.71	0.292	10.18	15	9	0.798	15
Vazquez	Javier	32	32	216.7	3.74	3.60	1.14	1.14	8.85	2.08	4.26	38.28	76.85	0.294	11.03	-10	10	0.810	9
Hernandez	Felix A	30	30	190.3	3.92	3.63	1.37	1.27	7.80	2.46	3.17	58.23	76.69	0.338	15.04	-64	13	0.800	12
Shields	James	31	31	215.0	3.85	3.69	1.11	1.12	7.70	1.51	5.11	41.63	74.71	0.287	11.07	-142	14	0.787	14
Hendrickson	Mark	39	15	122.7	5.21	3.74	1.39	1.26	6.75	2.13	3.17	45.92	66.89	0.335	11.63	-64	15	0.831	4
Webb	Brandon	34	34	236.3	3.01	3.76	1.19	1.26	7.39	2.74	2.69	60.59	76.89	0.291	8.76	43	5	0.835	3

DIPS WHIP – Top 15

LAST	FIRST	G	GS	IP	ERA	LIPS ERA	WHIP	DIPS WHIP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	xGB%	LOB%	BABIP	HR/FB	TEAM +/-	RK	TEAM RZR	RK
Santana	Johan	33	33	219.0	3.33	3.30	1.07	1.09	9.66	2.14	4.52	37.33	81.95	0.275	13.15	2	7	0.812	7
Sabathia	C.C.	34	34	241.0	3.21	3.54	1.14	1.10	7.80	1.38	5.65	44.29	77.25	0.316	7.81	-18	11	0.804	11
Shields	James	31	31	215.0	3.85	3.69	1.11	1.12	7.70	1.51	5.11	41.63	74.71	0.287	11.07	-142	14	0.787	14
Hamels	Cole	28	28	183.3	3.39	3.33	1.12	1.12	8.69	2.11	4.12	41.67	80.46	0.285	12.82	55	3	0.838	2
Bedard	Erik	28	28	182.0	3.16	3.13	1.09	1.12	10.93	2.82	3.88	46.52	78.80	0.287	12.26	-2	8	0.812	7
Beckett	Josh	30	30	200.7	3.27	3.29	1.14	1.12	8.70	1.79	4.85	45.06	76.59	0.307	7.98	32	3	0.835	3
Vazquez	Javier	32	32	216.7	3.74	3.60	1.14	1.14	8.85	2.08	4.26	38.28	76.85	0.294	11.03	-10	10	0.810	9
Harang	Aaron	34	34	231.7	3.73	3.60	1.14	1.15	8.47	2.02	4.19	39.36	75.71	0.292	10.18	15	9	0.798	15
Peavy	Jake	34	34	223.3	2.54	3.48	1.06	1.15	9.67	2.74	3.53	42.78	80.07	0.279	5.83	27	7	0.804	14
Smoltz	John	32	32	205.7	3.11	3.46	1.18	1.16	8.62	2.06	4.19	44.86	79.35	0.312	8.70	-4	11	0.839	1
Lilly	Ted	34	34	207.0	3.83	3.88	1.14	1.18	7.57	2.39	3.16	32.66	75.58	0.270	9.66	58	1	0.814	10
Hill	Rich	32	32	195.0	3.92	3.78	1.19	1.21	8.45	2.91	2.90	36.57	77.22	0.278	11.74	58	1	0.814	10
Lackey	John	33	33	224.0	3.01	3.91	1.21	1.22	7.19	2.09	3.44	44.40	80.68	0.302	7.35	-49	12	0.800	12
Haren	Dan	34	34	222.7	3.07	3.77	1.21	1.23	7.76	2.22	3.49	43.26	82.21	0.292	9.34	35	2	0.836	2
Baker	Scott	24	23	143.7	4.26	4.05	1.33	1.23	6.39	1.82	3.52	35.73	73.14	0.329	7.58	2	7	0.812	7

Concluding thoughts

I’m not going to review any particular players because we’ll be doing a ton of that over the next couple of months, but with all of the requests for these lists I wanted to give them to you. I’ll be back either later tonight or tomorrow with a player profile.

I’ve gotten a few more requests for player profiles, so if you have anyone you’d like to see feel free to send me an email.