QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 9, 2008 -> 01:54 PM)
first thing you should look at is WHIP when evaluating a pitcher
Mabye when eveluating how dominating a pitcher has been. But the goal is still to not allow the opposing team to score, making era more important, imo.
EDIT: I should say for a starter, relief pitchers are a whole different story.