I would have to say WHIP (walks + hits per inning pitched). Nothing tells you more about a pitcher than that.

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7/31/2006 11:12:01 AM

I like the stat PPS (Points Per Shot) for basketball.

7/31/2006 11:12:40 AM

Championships.

7/31/2006 11:24:16 AM

robert horry is one of the best basketball players of all time

7/31/2006 11:27:29 AM

WHIP for Starting Pitching = IR/IRS for Relief = OPS for Hitting

7/31/2006 11:31:57 AM

OPP

7/31/2006 11:33:48 AM

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"Championships"

We have a winner.

7/31/2006 11:39:46 AM

#'s of pairs of clown shoes and clown glasses and manzeers

7/31/2006 11:45:20 AM

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"Championships."

i agree

7/31/2006 11:56:26 AM

I'd go with win percentage

7/31/2006 1:09:20 PM

PPS

7/31/2006 7:12:45 PM

^^ ARE YOU SERIOUS

7/31/2006 7:16:03 PM

Championships

7/31/2006 7:17:51 PM

Save Percentage, the preferred statistic of



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7/31/2006 7:18:50 PM

rpi........psyche

7/31/2006 7:24:13 PM

fan loyalty

7/31/2006 8:41:27 PM

sweet sixteen appearances

7/31/2006 9:24:07 PM

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7/31/2006 11:55:51 PM

$$$$$ made during career

7/31/2006 11:57:02 PM

well i'll give a specific statistic...Jack Nicklaus has 18 major championship wins...but not many people know that he finisehd 2nd in 19 major championships....that's just rediculous

8/1/2006 12:18:59 AM

YAC

i just like saying it

8/1/2006 12:21:11 AM

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8/1/2006 12:36:00 AM

By most meaningful to a player, then yes championships are definately a good measure.

But they tell you nothing about the value or ability of the player. Brad Johnson and Kurt Warner have more championships than Dan Marino, and Robert Horry has way more than Allen Iverson or Kevin Garnett.

On Base Percentage in baseball, goalie saves in hockey, QB rating in football, and double-doubles in basketball.

8/1/2006 12:55:05 AM

Saves can be misleading. Roberto Luongo is the best goalie in the NHL, but he also has a tendency to leave rebounds instead of dealing with them and he's played behind terrible defense for his entire career, so his save total is artificially inflated. Save percentage is where it's at.

8/1/2006 1:13:47 AM

I think for a statistic to be considered more meaningful, it has to be normalized. Such as WHIP, Save %, FG %, 3PT%, Fielding % for example.

8/1/2006 8:37:18 AM

OBP

8/1/2006 1:29:18 PM