▸FIP of 3.11 is excellent by MLB standards.
- K/9 of 9.00 is above average (MLB average is roughly 8.5 per 9).
- BB+HBP per 9 of 1.92 indicates excellent control (MLB average is roughly 3.0).
- HR/9 of 0.90 is elite (MLB average is roughly 1.1-1.2).
- xFIP of 3.13 is very close to FIP, suggesting the HR rate is close to what league-average fly-ball rates would predict.
Next stepTo dig deeper, compare FIP to ERA: a FIP well below ERA often signals a pitcher whose ERA will improve with normal defensive support.