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Originally Posted by Patrick333

A pitchers job is to make sure he pitches well enough to win. Nothing else. This kid seems to win more than his share.

Explain to me how a pitcher knows exactly how many runs his team will score which would seem to be a key component to a teams ability to win?

A pitchers job is run prevention, plain and simple. Kyle Kendrick is below league average at this task. W/L record is a misnomer in many cases, his being a prime example of a pitcher whose record is far greater than his pitching prowess. At least half of a pitchers W/L record relates to something that a pitcher has absoultely nothing to do with, offense. The bullpen is another factor that the starting pitcher has no control over hence some pitchers 'losing' wins if the bullpen struggles.

In evaluating a pitchers ability, w/l record is one of the least accurate measures. This is really simple stuff.