Quintana not defined by wins, losses

NEW YORK — Sabermetricians who argue that wins and losses are flawed statistics for measuring pitching performance will find evidence for their case in Jose Quintana’s numbers.

Quintana’s record — a pedestrian 5-5 — belies his dominance this season. The White Sox left-hander leads the American League with a 2.13 ERA and ranks sixth in innings pitched (72) over 11 starts. Quintana also has the second-best strikeouts-to-walks ratio in the Junior Circuit (4.79), the fourth-best WHIP (1.03) and the fifth-best walks-per-nine-innings ratio (1.75).

Quintana, who has allowed two runs or fewer in nine of his outings this year, has been the victim of a glaring lack of run support. The White Sox have scored a total of 32 runs in his 11 starts, which averages out to 2.91 runs per outing.

In Quintana’s most recent start on Monday against the Mets, the native of Colombia allowed just one run and struck out seven batters in seven frames while issuing only two walks, but he was charged with the loss as the White Sox fell, 1-0, at Citi Field.

When it comes to the paltry run support Quintana has received, the 27-year-old takes a stoic approach.

“Those are things that are beyond your control,” Quintana said in Spanish. “I can’t control that. I can only control pitching …

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