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Originally Posted by JKap
Good point. A literal interpretation suggests that if a pitcher gives up 12 hits per inning (but none are HR) and all 3 outs are Ks, then he is on his way to a perfect card.
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Technically this is possible, but the whole point is that in the long run your hits allowed regresses towards an expected number based on those three factors and there is research showing that is true for the vast majority of players.