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Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Pitching Comparison

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Totals

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	373	208	.642	2.56	696	600	81	436	90	32	5190.0	4868	1852	1476	165	951	8	2198	70	1	38	20893	6239	135	2.82	1.121	8.4	0.3	1.6	3.8
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	373	188	.665	2.13	636	552	73	435	79	30	4788.2	4219	1620	1135	89	848		2507	59	8	115	18929	5284	136	2.26	1.058	7.9	0.2	1.6	4.7

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	3	2	.600	3.56	7	5	2	4	0	1	43.0	36	18	17	3	12	1	29	0	0	0	175	48			1.116	7.5	0.6	2.5	6.1
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	5	5	.500	0.97	11	11	0	10	4	0	101.2	75	22	11	1	10	2	48	1	0	1	391	86			0.836	6.6	0.1	0.9	4.2

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Value

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	696	600	5190.0	116.5	75.8
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	636	552	4788.2	100.5	63.2

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Totals Against

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	696	600	5190.0	6239	18166	3530	700	193	307	300	50.58	56	204	272	144	.268	.307	.338	.645	82	.086	.291	1789	6149	1053	5889	6239
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	636	552	4788.2	5284	4549	912	168	67	85	77	52.47	8	74	84	35	.927	1.092	.355	1.447	335	.094	.993	453	1617	277	5126	5284

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	7	5	43.0	48	156											.231	.286					.266				48	48
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	11	11	101.2	86	368											.204	.227					.232				86	86

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Starting & Relieving

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	398	66	57.1	64	13	20	6	84.2	81	96
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	152	28	32.2	21	5	24	2	93.8	73	84

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928								100.0	2	2
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913									0	0

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Ratios

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	696	600	5190.0	10.5	4.6	6.0
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	636	552	4788.2	13.2	4.5	8.8

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	7	5	43.0	16.6	6.9	9.7
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	11	11	101.2	12.3	2.6	9.7

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Pitch Summary

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	696	600	5190.0
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	636	552	4788.2

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	7	5	43.0
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	11	11	101.2

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Totals

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	4	1	.800	3.00	8	5	3	4	1	1	45.0	46	16	15	1	11	1	23	1	0	0	184	1.267	9.2	0.2	2.2	4.6
2	Christy Mathewson	2	6	.250	3.10	8	5	3	2	0	0	40.2	45	27	14	4	2	0	16	0	0	0	169	1.156	10.0	0.9	0.4	3.5

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Game Logs

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Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-09-02 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	33	8	32	6	1	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	1	80			0.6	3.50			1.15
2	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-09-02 (2)	GS-8, L	8.0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	31	8	30	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	1	1	69			0.2	2.11			1.20
3	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-05-01	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	33	8	32	3	3	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	3	71			0.3	1.72			1.21
4	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-05-01	GS-7, L	7.0	6	4	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	27	7	26	5	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	1	0	1	56			-0.2	-1.11			0.58
5	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-04-17	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	36	10	34	5	1	0	1	0	1	7	0	0	1	1	75			0.2	2.50			0.45
6	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-04-17	GS-3, L	3.0	3	4	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	6	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	37			-0.3	-2.83			0.76
7	Grover Alexander	PHI	1913-08-30	GS-3	3.0	6	6	5	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	16	10	12	5	1	0	2	1	1	7	0	1	0	1	23			-0.4	-4.57			0.67
8	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1913-08-30	CG(8), L	8.0	12	8	6	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	34	13	34	7	4	0	0	2	0	19	0	0	0	5	32			-0.6	-4.18			0.86
9	Grover Alexander	PHI	1913-06-30	9-GF(10), L	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	8	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-0.05	0	0	2.14
10	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1913-06-30	7-GF(10), BW	4.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	2	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.53	1	1	2.47
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Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Grover Alexander (Pitcher) vs. Christy Mathewson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Grover Alexander (Pitcher) vs. Christy Mathewson (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	1913	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1915	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Grover Alexander (Pitcher) vs. Christy Mathewson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Grover Alexander (Pitcher) vs. Christy Mathewson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1913	1913-06-30	NYG	PHI	tied 10-10	t10	1--	0		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2	1913	1913-08-30	NYG	PHI	ahead 0-4	t2	---	0		Strikeout
3	1915	1915-05-01	NYG	PHI	down 2-0	t3	-2-	0		Groundout: 1B unassisted; J. Meyers to 3B
4	1915	1915-05-01	NYG	PHI	down 2-1	t6	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
5	1915	1915-09-02 (2)	NYG	PHI	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
6	1915	1915-09-02 (2)	NYG	PHI	tied 0-0	b5	1--	1		Strikeout

Christy Mathewson (Pitcher) vs. Grover Alexander (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Christy Mathewson (Pitcher) vs. Grover Alexander (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	1915	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Christy Mathewson (Pitcher) vs. Grover Alexander (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Christy Mathewson (Pitcher) vs. Grover Alexander (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1915	1915-04-17	PHI	NYG	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	2		Flyball: RF
2	1915	1915-05-01	PHI	NYG	ahead 0-2	b2	1--	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3	1915	1915-05-01	PHI	NYG	ahead 1-2	b5	---	2		Flyball: LF
4	1915	1915-05-01	PHI	NYG	ahead 1-4	b7	---	2		Groundout: LF-SS/Out on Appeal
5	1915	1915-09-02 (2)	PHI	NYG	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Flyball: CF
6	1915	1915-09-02 (2)	PHI	NYG	tied 0-0	t5	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
7	1915	1915-09-02 (2)	PHI	NYG	ahead 0-1	t7	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Comparison

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Totals

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	703	1981	1810	154	378	60	13	11	163	3	6	77	276	.209	.242	.275	.517	43	497		2	88		0
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	647	1900	1687	151	362	50	12	7	167	20	1	116	218	.215	.272	.271	.543	60	457		17	69

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	7	16	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.077	.077	.077	.154	1		0	3		0
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	11	37	32	2	9	0	0	0	1	0		3	8	.281	.343	.281	.624	9		0	2		0

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Value

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	703	1981	3.1	3.1	3.3	-0.2	-144	0	1	0
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	647	1900	6.2	6.1	6.5	-0.2	-81	0	0	-1

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Sabermetric

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	703	1981	84	457	487	1526	126	.241	306	-146	-15.5	.066	6.6	0.00	6
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	647	1900	69	495	501	1395	125	.243	311	-86	-9.6	.056	7.7	50.00	2

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	28-41	1915	1928	7	16	0	1	1	15		.100	2			.000	4.3		0
2	Christy Mathewson	24-32	1905	1913	11	37	0	12	12	25		.375	3			.000	4.0

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Win Probability

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Grover Alexander	24-43	1911	1930	703	1981	-12.3	-10.0	-2.3	-117.03		-115.80	1.00
2	Christy Mathewson	19-35	1900	1916	647	1900	-3.6	-2.8	-0.9	-34.26		-27.22	0.97

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Head-to-Head Batting

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Totals

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	8	16	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0
2	Christy Mathewson	8	11	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.182	.182	.182	.364	2		0	0		0

Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: Game Logs

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Grover Alexander vs. Christy Mathewson: 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	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-09-02 (2)	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.63	-0.044	5.09	-0.21%	-0.32			P
2	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-09-02 (2)	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.14	-0.051	0.15	0.00%	-0.37			P
3	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-05-01	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.32	-0.025	1.35	-0.06%	-0.36			P
4	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-05-01	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.51	-0.054	2.16	-0.05%	-0.34			P
5	Grover Alexander	PHI	1915-04-17	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0	0.21	-0.017	0.67	-0.03%	-0.68			P
6	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1915-04-17	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Grover Alexander	PHI	1913-08-30	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1913-08-30	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.39	-0.029	0.37	-0.02%	-0.53			P
9	Grover Alexander	PHI	1913-06-30		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Christy Mathewson	NYG	1913-06-30		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	3.45	-0.080	26.82	-0.38%	-0.35			P
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