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Originally Posted by Mike D.
The beauty of all this is that everyone's entitled to their way of thinking, and what we're arguing about isn't all that important, so that's good. 
I just don't understand why we'd cling to a stat that does an OK job of showing greatness, when there other better ones. And it's not like we're we're talking FIP, or some crazy calculus...but things like ERA tell you a lot more about how well a pitcher performed than pitcher wins.
These aren't crazy assertions of a fringe. It's basically consensus now that pitching wins CAN provide some info, but they're far from the best way to show...especially if you say, want to look across eras. I mean, did the 5 best pitchers in history all pitch before 1930? |
right wins arent the main thing but they can be an important factor....AVAILABILITY to pitch more innings may lead to more WINS and also not tax the bullpen.
I actually dont think ERA is all that, i think WHIP is a better factor but thats a whole other thing..