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Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Pitching Comparison

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Totals

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	98	88	.527	3.66	455	167	172	58	10	66	1688.1	1672	831	686	106	733	53	697	15	2	36	7342	2532	115	4.00	1.424	8.9	0.6	3.9	3.7
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	148	88	.627	3.63	551	186	272	86	7	99	2067.1	2049	971	834	96	686	24	822	38	4	14	8759	2905	116	3.73	1.323	8.9	0.4	3.0	3.6

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	0	0		1.93	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	6	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	6			1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	9.6
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	0	1	.000	3.75	8	1	4	0	0	3	12.0	17	9	5	0	5	0	12	2	0	1	61	24			1.833	12.8	0.0	3.8	9.0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Value

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	24.7	8.9
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	186	2067.1	31.7	10.7

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Totals Against

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	2532	6442	1312	205	49	73	44	62.39	0	155	133	7	.260	.336	.356	.692	87	.096	.277	779	2293	360	2420	2532
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	186	2067.1	2905	7808	1471	363	119	71	71	50.00	6	161	156	73	.262	.322	.376	.699	85	.114	.281	955	2938	578	2773	2905

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2	6	18											.333	.333					.462				6	6
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	8	1	12.0	24	52											.327	.407					.425				24	24

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Starting & Relieving

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	95	57	50.4	271	94	35	18	78.6	172	288
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	105	56	51.0	347	130	37	30	76.7	272	365

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Benton	34	1945	1945									1	3
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934								100.0	4	7

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Ratios

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1	9.5	10.0	-0.5
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	186	2067.1	9.4	7.8	1.6

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2	25.0	0.0	25.0
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	8	1	12.0	19.7	8.2	11.5

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Pitch Summary

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	167	1688.1
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	186	2067.1		54

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	4.2
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	8	1	12.0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Totals

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Firpo Marberry	1	0	1.000	6.35	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.1	14	9	8	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	53	1.588	11.1	0.8	3.2	2.4
2	Al Benton	0	0		9.00	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	4	6	5	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	26	2.200	7.2	0.0	12.6	3.6

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Game Logs

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Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	PHA	1934-07-22 (2)	GS-3	3.0	4	6	5	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	18	10	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	24			-0.4	-4.27			1.56
2	Firpo Marberry	DET	1934-07-22 (2)	GS-3	2.1	7	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	8	15	3	4	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	4	22			-0.4	-3.76			1.17
3	Al Benton	PHA	1934-05-12	8-GF	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	1.11	0	0	0.57
4	Firpo Marberry	DET	1934-05-12	CG, W	9.0	7	3	3	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	38	11	34	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	59			0.4	1.99			1.65

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batter vs. Pitcher

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Firpo Marberry (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Firpo Marberry (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	1934	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Firpo Marberry (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Firpo Marberry (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1934	1934-05-12	DET	PHA	ahead 2-4	t8	12-	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2	1934	1934-07-22 (2)	DET	PHA	down 3-2	b2	1-3	1		Groundout: 2B-1B; H. Greenberg Scores/unER; M. Owen to 2B

Firpo Marberry (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Firpo Marberry (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (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	1934	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Firpo Marberry (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Firpo Marberry (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1934	1934-07-22 (2)	PHA	DET	ahead 0-2	t2	-23	1		Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); R. Warstler Scores/No RBI/unER; F. Hayes to 3B

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Comparison

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Totals

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	512	22	50	7	0	0	14	0	0	7	200	.098	.112	.111	.223	-41	57	13	1	59		0
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	731	668	60	128	21	3	1	65	2	1	22	111	.192	.224	.237	.461	20	158	0	6	34		0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Value

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	-6.0	-6.0	-6.0	0.0	-117	-1	-1	0
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	731	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	0.1	-84	0	0	0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Sabermetric

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	7	58	67	534	7	.160	36	-107	-10.7	.014	2.6		0
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	731	25	156	167	575	37	.228	124	-80	-7.9	.045	6.0	66.67	3

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	34	1945	1945	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Firpo Marberry	25-35	1924	1934	8	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000			0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Win Probability

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Al Benton	23-41	1934	1952	455	579	-8.6	-8.3	-0.7	-98.23		-97.73	0.96
2	Firpo Marberry	24-37	1923	1936	551	731	-7.0	-6.7	-0.8	-69.45		-78.10	0.93

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Totals

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Firpo Marberry	2	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	0		0	0		0
2	Al Benton	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0

Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: Game Logs

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Al Benton vs. Firpo Marberry: 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	Al Benton	PHA	1934-07-22 (2)	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.12	0.053	0.00	0.00%	0.77			P
2	Firpo Marberry	DET	1934-07-22 (2)	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.86	0.014	11.13	0.05%	0.10			P
3	Al Benton	PHA	1934-05-12		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Firpo Marberry	DET	1934-05-12	*	9	9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0		0	0		0	0.96	-0.010	2.64	-0.02%	-0.24			P

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