How to Calculate Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched

When it comes to statistics, there is no sport quite like baseball. There are stats for how a batter performs at the plate when playing indoors on a weekend and how many runs a pitcher gives up in the month of June. One of the more meaningful stats in baseball is walks and hits per innings pitched, otherwise known as a pitcher's WHIP. This stat, along with earned run average, help determine just how well a pitcher actually does when he steps out onto the mound. Here is how to calculate walks and hits per innings pitched.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Begin by calculating the total amount of innings that a pitcher has pitched during a specific amount of time. Be sure to include thirds of an inning. For example, let's say that in the last week a pitcher threw seven innings and got two outs in the eighth. That means that the pitcher has thrown for seven and two-thirds innings.

2. Add up the total amount of hits the pitcher has given up during that period of time. For this example, we'll say that the pitcher game up six hits in his seven and two-thirds innings of work.

3. Discover the amount of walks the pitcher allowed during that period of time. Using the same information as above, we'll say that the pitcher walked four batters during his seven and two-thirds innings.

4. Combine the amount of walks and hits the pitcher allowed during that period of time. During this particular pitcher's seven and two-thirds innings, the pitcher totaled 10 hits and walks.

5. Divide the total amount of players that earned hits or walks by the total innings pitched by the particular pitcher. For this experiment, the equation reads 10/7.66, meaning that the pitcher had a WHIP of about 1.31 in the last week. Just like that, you have calculated walks and hits per innings pitched.

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