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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I also like to look at GIDP as a negative stat. Strikeouts don't bother me much because an out is an out. Making contact is great if you can get an RBI (see above), but if you make contact and regularly ground into double plays, those are rally killers. I hate players that have a lot of GIDPs.
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A double play is a horrible outcome for sure but hitters that make hard contact ground into many double plays.
IMO GIDP is not indicative of a bad hitter, it's more about bad luck over time. Google single season leaders in GIDP and you'll see a lot of MVP's and HOFers.