I predict that within 30 years wins becomes a secondary stat- if it is even counted at all. Scoreboards and broadcasts will show apperences, innings and relative era. And before you call me crazy, how many of us over 40 thought we would go to a game and see OBS listed next to the players names on the Jumbotron.
Wins have never been a good stat. Even when pitchers went nine and pitched every day in the 1880’s it was a bad stat. How is giving up 15 runs and being on a team that scores 16 runs equal to pitching a shutout. When pitches went nine and pitched every four days it was a bad stat. In 1968 Luis Tiant went 21-9 with a 1.60 ERA. If you can lose 9 games and still have a season ERA of 1.60 then W/L doesn’t mean much. It’s an even worse stat today. Corbin Burnes is 8-4. He has a 2.5 ERA, a whip under 1, and basically went a month into the season before he walked anyone. He literally didn’t walk anyone for his first 55+ innings. In 2018 Burnes was worse in every stat except winning percentage when he went 7-0. Wins have and always will be meaningless and we need to except that and move on
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