Player Pitching Comparison: Tommy John vs. Jim Kaat

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Rk	Name	From	To	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	288	231	.555	3.34	760	700	22	162	46	3	4710.1	4783	2017	1749	302	1259	102	2245	98	16	187	19692	111	3.38	1.283	9.1	0.6	2.4	4.3	1.78
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	108	3.41	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.2	4.9	2.27

Value

Value
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	RA9extras	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	4710.1	760	700	2017	3.85	4.20	0.03	0.10		98.0	4.19	179	21.6	1.00	-2.5	62.1	578	.528	.506	$5,125,500
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	4530.1	898	625	2038	4.05	4.05	0.10	0.05		102.6	4.11	49	7.8	1.58	-3.5	45.2	401	.509	.503	$1,049,003

Win Probability

Win Probability
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	PtchR	PtchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	cWPA	cWPA+	cWPA-	acLI	cClutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	163.4	18.2	20311	24.7	365.5	-340.8	1.05	18.2	5.3	15.6%	330.6%	-315.0%	1.58	1.0%	180.4	20.5	0.94	186.6	10	20	30
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	94.8	10.9	19471	3.7	338.7	-335.0	1.03	5.3	-1.7	4.9%	364.7%	-359.8%	1.84	1.0%	27.8	3.9	0.94	48.5	114	46	113

Ratio

Ratio
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	SO-BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	Opp	DP	%	PAu
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	19%	1.5%	11.4%	6.4%	5.0%	5.7%	23%	1.67	2.31	79%	20%	6.6%	20%	3659	604	17%	5
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	20%	2.1%	12.9%	5.7%	7.2%	6.5%	27%		1.19	78%				3594	462	13%	0

Batting Against

Batting Against
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	PAu	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	5	760	19691	18042	2017	4783	699	117	302	240	154	1259	2245	.265	.315	.367	.682	.287	6622	604	98	196	96	102	339
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44		898	19026	17503	2038	4620	706	132	395	168	87	1083	2461	.264	.309	.387	.696	.286	6775	462	122	172	143	116	330

Pitches

Pitches
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	S/SO	L/SO%	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	1067	3760	3.52	2233	59.7%	26.6%	10.5%	22.8%	39.9%	73.2%	1.4%	43.7%	85.5%	51.4%	5.1%	54	29	11.9%	127	35	4	29	68	29.6%	10	19	-1	0	4
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44

Base Situation

Base Situation
						Hits			Home Runs							Advances								Batting Stats
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	19686	4783	38	9	302	5	308	243	59	160	142	993	518	120	52%	339	187	29	7045	240	154	61%	194	129	42	14	4	11	20	16	399	5
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	19026	4620			395	8	299	349	46	222	173	930	493	99	53%	330	128	30	6915	168	87	66%	132	77	35	6	1	4	24	11	397	0

Starter

Starter
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	760	700	284	228	188	26	88	386	313	.552	52	82	162	46	431	62%	53	89	4	536	186	177	220	4.2	4.0	6.6	88	12	18	9	3	128
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	898	625	260	217	148	38	80	345	277	.555	41	79	180	31	365	58%	53	92	8	606	198	329	116	4.4	4.1	6.6

Reliever

Reliever
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1	Tommy John	1963	1989	20-46	760	60	22	4	3	3	3	0	100%	7	2	56	15	27%		1.047	10	20	30	12	5	43	31	29	28	23	30	7	4.4	27
2	Jim Kaat	1959	1983	20-44	898	273	102	23	20	33	17	16	52%	61	24	284	97	34%		1.026	114	46	113	82	53	138	156	117	118	108	133	61	4.3

Postseason

Postseason
Rk	Name	From	To	Age	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	SO/W
1	Tommy John	1977	1982	34-39	6	3	.667	2.65	14	13	1	3	1	0	88.1	82	36	26	6	24	1	48	4	0	4	367	1.200	8.4	0.6	2.4	4.9	2.00
2	Jim Kaat	1965	1982	26-43	1	3	.250	4.01	9	5	0	1	0	0	24.2	30	14	11	1	8	2	10	1	0	1	113	1.541	10.9	0.4	2.9	3.6	1.25

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