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Won-loss record can be misleading

By By Jim Baker
MLB Insider

Thursday, March 4, 2004

As it is with so many endeavors in life, in the end, it's who you know that will help you get ahead. For pitchers, it's the company they keep that could make or break them. As we get ready for the 2004 season, it is important to keep this in mind when looking at a pitcher's won-loss record. Personally, I gave up the practice a while ago. Yes, it's cool to see a guy with an outlandish winning percentage or root for pitchers to win 20 (or lose 20 if you're a big fan of schadenfreude), but there is ...

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