IMO I think MLB should kill the win and replace it with Quality starts stat.... In todays stat heavy age Wins are a pointless stat that don't actually tell if a pitcher is good or not....
A starter could go 5 innings and give up 6 ER and get the win. A starter could also go 8IP with 1ER and get the loss.... One is deserving of a win and the other isn't..
Case in point: Jacob deGrom... Here are his stats for his last 16 starts per Jeremy Frank on twitter.
107.0 IP, 125 K, 22 BB, 79 H, 21 ER 1.77 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 10.5 K/9...
Now you might think he has a splendid record with those stats... Right?
Well you would be wrong.
Just once this year has he given up more than 3 ER's.. (one 4ER game)
In SIX starts this year he gave up 0 or 1 ER and was given a ND.... and in those six he went at least 7IP...
The win stat is outdated and needs to be replaced
A starter could go 5 innings and give up 6 ER and get the win. A starter could also go 8IP with 1ER and get the loss.... One is deserving of a win and the other isn't..
Case in point: Jacob deGrom... Here are his stats for his last 16 starts per Jeremy Frank on twitter.
107.0 IP, 125 K, 22 BB, 79 H, 21 ER 1.77 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 10.5 K/9...
Now you might think he has a splendid record with those stats... Right?
Well you would be wrong.
2-7 record,
Just once this year has he given up more than 3 ER's.. (one 4ER game)
In SIX starts this year he gave up 0 or 1 ER and was given a ND.... and in those six he went at least 7IP...
The win stat is outdated and needs to be replaced