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Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Pitching Comparison

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	22	23	.489	5.03	212	50	44	0	0	6	424.1	423	262	237	67	201	12	420	20	0	31	1884	658	95	4.81	1.471	9.0	1.4	4.3	8.9
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	214	108	.665	3.15	457	448	2	12	5	0	2834.2	2306	1063	991	328	746	20	3367	111	7	76	11452	3221	134	3.17	1.077	7.3	1.0	2.4	10.7

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023	1	1	.500	2.57	8	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	9	1	0	0	27	7		3.40	0.857	6.4	1.3	1.3	11.6
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	7	8	.467	3.78	30	25	1	0	0	1	143.0	109	63	60	20	56	4	171	9	0	8	594	174		3.37	1.154	6.9	1.3	3.5	10.8

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Value

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	212	50	424.1	2.8	-0.9
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	74.1	49.9

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Against

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	212	50	424.1	658	1638	244	97	15	29	9	76.32	2	32	11	14	.258	.344	.458	.802	107	.200	.306	266	751	179	644	658
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	3221	10478	1438	491	49	144	79	64.57	8	148	59	56	.220	.278	.370	.648	75	.150	.289	1096	3879	868	3163	3221

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023	8	0	7.0	7	24											.208	.269					.286				7	7
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	174	524											.208	.295					.267				174	174

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Starting & Relieving

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	9	18	45.1	89	35	39	6	50.0	44	162
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	288	64	59.8	5	0	0	0		2	9

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023									0	8
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023								100.0	1	5

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Ratios

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	212	50	424.1	22.3	10.7	11.6
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	29.4	6.5	22.9

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023	8	0	7.0	33.3	3.7	29.6
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	28.8	9.4	19.4

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Pitch Summary

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	212	50	424.1	5631	81	3504	62.23
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	41584	102	27672	66.54

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023	8	0	7.0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Head-to-Head Pitching

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Jeff Hoffman	0	0		3.24	4	1	0	0	0	0	8.1	5	3	3	1	4	0	9	1	0	0	34	1.080	5.4	1.1	4.3	9.7
2	Max Scherzer	2	0	1.000	1.88	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.0	15	5	5	2	5	0	34	1	0	0	91	0.833	5.6	0.8	1.9	12.8

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Game Logs

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Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Jeff Hoffman	PHI	2023-06-24	8-8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11	8	0.0	0.52	0	0	0.39	6.25	9.00
2	Max Scherzer	NYM	2023-06-24	GS-6, W	6.0	7	2	2	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	25	8	24	5	1	0	2	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	57	107	70	0.1	1.11			1.20	24.70	46.00
3	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	2022-07-05	7-8	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.77	1	0	1.73
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	2022-07-05	GS-6	6.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	21	3	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	79			0.4	3.17			0.98
5	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	2021-09-18	7-7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17	10	0.0	0.56	0	0	0.19
6	Max Scherzer	LAD	2021-09-18	GS-7, W	7.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	25	4	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	78	96	63	0.4	3.94			0.97
7	Jeff Hoffman	COL	2019-07-25	GS-5	5.0	4	3	3	0	1	4	0	4	1	0	0	23	9	18	1	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	3	47	95	56	-0.1	-0.30			1.23
8	Max Scherzer	WSN	2019-07-25	GS-5	5.0	4	3	3	0	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	20	6	18	2	1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	2	53	86	57	-0.1	-0.30			0.80

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batter vs. Pitcher

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Jeff Hoffman (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Jeff Hoffman (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2019	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Jeff Hoffman (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Jeff Hoffman (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2019	2019-07-25	COL	WSN	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	6 (3-2)	Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
2	2019	2019-07-25	COL	WSN	ahead 0-3	t5	---	0	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Jeff Hoffman (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jeff Hoffman (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2019	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2021	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jeff Hoffman (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jeff Hoffman (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2019	2019-07-25	WSN	COL	tied 0-0	b3	---	0	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 1B unassisted
2	2021	2021-09-18	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-4	t7	---	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Comparison

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	86	86	77	4	10	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	.130	.130	.143	.273	-32	11	1	0	9	0	0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	464	31	78	6	0	1	30	3	0	13	161	.168	.194	.188	.381	2	87	5	2	49	1	0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Value

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	86	86	-0.3	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	-16	0	0	0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.0	-68	1	-1	0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Sabermetric

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	86	86	1	10	11	77	1	.217	7	-16	-1.6	.013	2.5		0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	7	93	99	441	24	.254	60	-71	-7.1	.019	2.9	100.00	3

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Jeff Hoffman	30	2023	2023	8	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	0	0	0	18		.000	0			.000	2.3		0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Win Probability

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Jeff Hoffman	23-31	2016	2024	86	86	-1.2	-1.5	0.1	-16.64		-17.09	0.91
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	-5.0	-6.4	0.8	-58.66		-68.53	0.89

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Head-to-Head Batting

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Jeff Hoffman	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Max Scherzer	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Game Logs

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Max Scherzer vs. Jeff Hoffman: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Jeff Hoffman	PHI	2023-06-24																																	P
2	Max Scherzer	NYM	2023-06-24																																	P
3	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	2022-07-05																																	P
4	Max Scherzer	NYM	2022-07-05																																	P
5	Jeff Hoffman	CIN	2021-09-18		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Max Scherzer	LAD	2021-09-18	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	-0.029	0.48	-0.02%	-0.56			P
7	Jeff Hoffman	COL	2019-07-25	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.62	0.015	0.11	0.00%	0.02			P
8	Max Scherzer	WSN	2019-07-25	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	-0.026	1.51	-0.02%	-0.25			P

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