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Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Pitching Comparison

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Totals

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	99	101	.495	3.72	356	201	96	75	16	17	1662.1	1707	827	688	94	587	65	587	32	3	27	7112	2430	99	3.99	1.380	9.2	0.5	3.2	3.2

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	7			1.286	11.6	0.0	0.0	9.6
2	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	16	6			1.500	10.8	2.7	2.7	2.7

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Value

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	6.0	-6.9

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Totals Against

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	2430	6422	1291	263	59	43	51	45.74	10	142	103	0	.266	.330	.369	.699	100	.103	.281	785	2370	416	2326	2430

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	7	18	4	2	0	0	2	0.00	0	0	2	0	.333	.333	.444	.778		.111	.462	2	8	2	6	7
2	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6	14	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.643	1.018		.357	.250	4	9	2	6	6

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Starting & Relieving

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	103	51	49.8	118	45	38	9	65.4	96	155

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	0			4	1	25	0		1	3
2	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0			3	3	100	0		1	3

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Ratios

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	8.3	8.3	0.0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6.3	6.3	0.0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Pitch Summary

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	68		45	66.18
2	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	54		33	61.11

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Totals

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	0	2	.000	8.74	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	16	12	11	3	8	2	6	0	0	0	55	2.118	12.7	2.4	6.4	4.8
2	Al Benton	1	0	1.000	2.84	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.1	8	2	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	27	1.895	11.4	0.0	5.7	2.8

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Game Logs

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Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	DET	1942-08-12 (1)	GS-3	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	8	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	2	38			-0.2	-2.57			1.58
2	Al Smith	CLE	1942-08-12 (1)	GS-5, L	4.1	7	4	4	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	25	12	20	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	30			-0.4	-2.62			1.47
3	Al Benton	DET	1940-09-05	5-GF, W	4.1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	4	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0				0.2	3.01	2	0	0.83
4	Al Smith	CLE	1940-09-05	GS-7, L	7.0	9	8	7	1	2	3	1	4	0	0	0	30	13	26	3	4	0	0	2	0	19	1	1	0	6	30			-0.4	-3.72			0.99

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (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	1940	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1942	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-09-05	CLE	DET	down 5-3	t7	---	0		Single to LF
2	1942	1942-08-12 (1)	CLE	DET	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	0		Flyball: LF

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

Al Smith (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	1940	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1942	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-09-05	DET	CLE	down 3-2	b5	--3	2		Strikeout
2	1940	1940-09-05	DET	CLE	ahead 3-5	b7	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; B. Tebbetts to 2B
3	1942	1942-08-12 (1)	DET	CLE	down 1-0	t2	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batting Comparison

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batting Totals

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	535	48	102	12	1	2	38	0	0	51	106	.191	.266	.228	.494	39	122	18	4	19		1

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batting Value

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	-43	0	-2	0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batting Sabermetric

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	15	157	168	470	33	.234	84	-46	-4.7	.037	5.0		0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Batting Win Probability

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	-9.7	-97.73	0.96
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	-3.0	-3.4	0.1	-35.83	-3.6	-36.39	0.93

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Totals

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	2	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	2	1	0	0		0
2	Al Benton	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0

Al Benton vs. Al Smith: Game Logs

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Al Benton vs. Al Smith: 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	DET	1942-08-12 (1)	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.86	-0.024	0.00	0.00%	-0.21			P
2	Al Smith	CLE	1942-08-12 (1)	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0	1.18	-0.074	0.18	-0.01%	-0.82			P
3	Al Benton	DET	1940-09-05		5	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	0.86	-0.066	10.09	-0.47%	-0.79			P
4	Al Smith	CLE	1940-09-05	*	8	9	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	2	0	0	0		0	1.31	0.145	17.03	1.13%	1.22			P

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