Quote Originally Posted by thewupk View Post
I would say there is quite a huge difference between Wood's 3.24 FIP and Wislers 4.61 FIP. Don't get caught up in ERA. Wisler has an advantage of 70 points in BABIP against that is helping close the gap significantly. Wood has been substantially better and it's not really close.
The more I see Wood's FIP thrown around the more I distrust the stat. Not because of any comparison with Wisler - I agree with the assessment that he's a mid-rotation starter - but how Wood compares with Teheran. The only stats that Wood has an advantage over Teheran in are HR/9 and K/9. FIP seems to overstate the value of the strikeout somewhat, and really overstates the negative effect of a home run for a pitcher who doesn't allow many baserunners. If you want to call them similar pitchers that's a reasonable argument based on stats, but there is no way in hell that any reliable stat should have Wood a half run per 9 better than Teheran to this point.