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Gilbert MainesJay: Although I had previously not given the fact that baseball is more about winning than it is about batting averages, ERA, RBIs, etc., I agree that your observation has merit.
I haven't yet checked which pitchers won the most games (more than they lost), but if you say there are about 25 pitchers in the history of baseball who have achieved greater than 4 games per season, I believe it.
I wouldn't have thought the pitching impact statistic to be so meager, but it is what it is.
I wonder how many game winning hits a clutch hitter such as Berra or Ott produce in a typical season.
This subject may require further study on my part.
Regarding Oliva, I recall him being a considerable threat - seemingly always getting a solid hit just when most needed. Much more so than the typical HR hitter.