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Originally Posted by heavyhitter41
Skipaway, they were consistently below league average.
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A pitcher with .291 BABIP is very close to league average, while a .255 means very lucky. There was no consistency in Russ Ortiz's BABIP. Barry Zito's number from 2001-2003 was .288, .251, and .244, but that didn't stop him from getting a .299 in 2004. I don't know why Russ Ortiz will be a special pitcher that knows how to control BABIP.
Glendon Rusch was considered a consistent above league average BABIP pitcher until last year, when he suddenly became average.
Don't bet on BABIPs.