What do you think is most important.
#1 OAV,OAV#
#2 WHIP,WHIP #

I always try to stay in the middle on both.But I have been hearing some of late saying that OAV is much more important.So lets hear what people think I vote Whip.

oav

WHIP.

Am I wrong for ordering them 1. ERC# 2. WHIP# 3. OAV#

I sort by WHIP and then lean toward the guys with lower OAV.

OK 3 whips,1-OAV and 1-ERC#

whip. 2 walks beats a hit and an out. also the Sim engine is unkind to low oav higher whip pitchers and more forgiving to low whip higher oav pitchers. I dont use whip# I prefer whip and whip+

WHIP# seems borderline useless. Because of some weird things going on related to double plays, many pitchers will have OAV# higher than their OAV and BB/9# higher than their RL BB/9; nevertheless, they will show a WHIP# lower than their RL WHIP. In reality they are going to pitch like a pitcher with a higher WHIP than their RL. WHIP# can be useful for sorting players, but when actually deciding who to draft OAV, OAV#, WHIP, WHIP#, HR/9, and HR/9+ are the most important stats to consider. Things like WHIP and ERC don't factor into the actual decision tree at all.

4-Whips
2-OAV

In a non-progressive (which I don't play much anymore) I always search by bb/9 and hr/9 first (or their + stats). Then I use OAV#.

In progressives, I now only sort by WHIP+ and hr/9 +.

HUM

4-WHIP
2-OAV
1-ECR#
1-BB/9

Quote: Originally posted by Trentonjoe on 2/05/2010In a non-progressive (which I don't play much anymore) I always search by bb/9 and hr/9 first (or their + stats). Then I use OAV#.
In progressives, I now only sort by WHIP+ and hr/9 +.

But to go along his lines I would say I go.
Open league only

#1 and 1A Whip and OAV
#2 HR+
#3 BB/9#
#4 $$$

I judge and pick using the following criteria and search by WHIP.

OAV#, OAV+, BB/9, HR/9+, ERC#, and ERC+

Quote: Originally Posted By bbondsmvp on 2/04/2010I sort by WHIP and then lean toward the guys with lower OAV

Yep. I'll look at WHIP first, then oav+ & hr/9+. I

i dont even weigh oav#. i use erc# first, then whip# and always have hr+ above 100. low oav# pitchers tend to have higher k/9 and seem to use up their in game fatigue faster. like comparing maddux to randy johnson. it will take maddux 90-100 pitches to throw a cg, and resting your pen. while johnson's 100 pitches would only reach the 7th inning (usually).