Devaluing The Won-Loss Record

I had read a few years ago where there was a big push by baseball historians and statisticians to do away with the won-loss record as a statistic. Wins and losses have always been how a pitcher has been measures. That, ERA, and later on Saves. If there was ever a pitcher that was a poster child for doing away with wins and losses as a statistic, it would be Clayton Kershaw. After last nights 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals, Kershaw is sporting a 4-2 record with a miniscule 1.40 ERA. He is entering Bob Gibson territory with that ERA. With any run support at all, Kershaw could easily be 7-1 or 8-0. Andre Ethier hit a two run single in the bottom of the third that plated Matt Kemp and Kershaw and that was all the run support he would need. He struck out 11 and walked 1 but Kenley Jansen had to come in with 2 outs in the ninth to get the final out and his second Save. It looks like it is going to be another bullpen by committee year. I was never completely sold on the idea of Brandon League as the closer but luckily the Dodgers have enough live arms in the bullpen to make it work.