The Defense Independent Component ERA calculator computes the pitching statistic based on events that do not involve fielders.
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Defense-Independent Component ERA (DICE): The calculator returns the ERA.
The Defense-Independent Component ERA in baseball is a defense-independent pitching statistic to measure a pitcher's effectiveness based only on statistics that do not involve fielders (except the catcher). These include home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters, walks, and, more recently, fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and (to much a lesser extent) line drive percentage. By focusing on these statistics, which the pitcher has almost total control over, and ignoring what happens once a ball is put in play, which the pitcher has little control over, DIPS can offer a clearer picture of the pitcher's true ability.
The Defense-Independent Component ERA formula was created by Clay Dreslough:
`DICE=3.00+(13HR+3(BB+HBP)-2K)/(IP)`
where:
Baseball Base Separation:
Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_independent_pitching_statistics#Alternate_formulae and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_statistics)