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Originally Posted by Big Train
Well most of those guys are pretty similar in terms of wins and percentage so obviously it's not going to mean much. If one guy has 210 and the other guy has 190 that is a point in favor of the first guy but on it's own it can't prove the first guy should get in; The second guy may be the better pitcher although he has a higher burden in terms of other stats to prove it. If the win difference is 30 or 50 it means something more substansial but like any stat it's just one thing to be considered when evaluating players.
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And the point is, there are already lots of advanced stats to do it with much much much higher accuracy without the need to ever consult the W-L records. So how can you blame the statheads for ditching a bike for a car?