Not necessarily. I have a relief pitcher that has consistently put up sub-1.00 WHIPs, but he's hardly a power pitcher. He strikes out a reasonable amount, but he doesn't throw hard at all. He has a low WHIP because he gives up less hits than IP and he walks extremely low amounts of batters. Like in the single digits in over 80 IP. It helps a lot if a pitcher strikes guys out because that means less contact and most likely less hits, but it's not necessarily the mark of a power pitcher. It's the mark of an effective pitcher.
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