A win is a statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead. A statistic (singular is the result of applying a function (statistical Algorithm) to a set of data. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The main exception is that a starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this does not happen, the official scorer awards the win based on guidelines set forth in the official rules. In the game of Baseball, the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field, and to send this official record of The winning pitcher cannot also be credited with a save in the same game. In Baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a Pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain prescribed circumstances

The pitchers who receive the win and the loss are known, collectively, as the pitchers of record. In Baseball, a loss (denoted L) is charged to the Pitcher of the losing team who allows the run that gives the opposing team the lead with which Pitcher of record is a Baseball term that refers to a pitcher who is credited with the win or charged with the loss in a particular game

Every game has both a winning and a losing pitcher. A pitcher who starts a game but leaves without earning either a win or a loss (that is, before either team gains or surrenders the ultimate lead) is said to have received a no decision, regardless of his individual performance. A decision is a statistical credit given to a Baseball pitcher.

A pitcher's total wins and losses are commonly noted together; for instance, a pitching record of 12-10 indicates 12 wins and 10 losses.

In the early years of major league baseball before 1900 it was common for an exceptional pitcher to win 40 or more games in one season. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Since 1900, however, pitchers have made fewer and fewer starts and the standard has changed. Gradually, as hitting improved, better pitching was needed. This meant, among other things, throwing the ball much harder, and it became unrealistic to ask a pitcher to throw nearly as hard as he could for over 100 pitches a night without giving him several days to recover.

In the first third of the 20th century (especially in the Live Ball Era), winning 30 games became the rare mark of excellent achievement; this standard diminished to 25 games during the 1940s through 1980s (the only pitcher to win 30 or more games during that time was Denny McLain in 1968, in what was an anomalous pitching-dominated season). The live-ball era, also referred to as the lively ball era, is the period in Major League Baseball beginning in, following the Dead-ball era. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944, in Chicago Illinois) is a former American professional Baseball player Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Since 1990, this has changed even further, as winning 20 or more games in a single season is now achieved by only a handful of pitchers each season. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For example, in 2004 only three of the more than five hundred major league pitchers did so. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " In 2006, no pitcher won more than 20 games. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The last pitcher to win 25 games was Bob Welch back in 1990, though it was achieved several times per decade immediately before that. Robert Lynn "Bob" Welch (born November 3, 1956 in Detroit Michigan) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Wins, though a traditional method for determining a pitcher's success and ability (for instance helping journalists determine the recipient of the Cy Young Award), have become significantly less popular in the past fifteen years. In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Many times a win is completely out of the pitcher's control, and in turn even a dominant pitcher can fail to record wins if his team does not score many runs for him. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching For instance, in 2004, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Ben Sheets had a losing record of 12-14, despite displaying an easy league best 8:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and was among baseball's Top 5 in ERA (2. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Ben M Sheets (born July 18, 1978 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who plays for the In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 70) and WHIP (0. In Baseball statistics, Walks plus hits per inning pitched ( WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a Pitcher 98). In addition to its dependence on run support, wins for a starting pitcher are also dependent on bullpen support. In Baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief Pitchers warm-up before entering a game A starting pitcher can pitch brilliantly, leaving the game with the lead, and then watch helplessly from the dugout as the bullpen blows the save and gives up the lead. That would entitle the starting pitcher to a no-decision instead of a win despite the strong performance, regardless of whether or not the team ends up winning. Starting pitchers on teams with a weak bullpen tend to have fewer wins because of this. Some often prefer the quality start statistic as an indication of how many times a starting pitcher gave his team a realistic chance to win. In Baseball statistics, a quality start is awarded to a Starting pitcher who completes at least six Innings and permits no more than three earned

Nevertheless, there are still some traditionalists who value wins as a key statistic for pitchers, arguing that a good pitcher will have a high number of wins because he pitches "good enough to win", or "pitches to the situation", suggesting that a top pitcher might allow a few runs if his team's offense is routing the other team, yet be able to work a shutout if his offense has only put up a run or two.

References

• Winning-losing pitcher - MLB Official Rule 10. 17

External links

• Since 1957, Wins without facing a batter