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Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Pitching Comparison

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Totals

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	49	36	.576	3.71	240	59	114	29	2	30	806.0	761	401	332	65	283	16	455	9	3	4	3429	1078	108	3.55	1.295	8.5	0.7	3.2	5.1
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	16	10	.615	4.05	122	9	47	3	0	9	251.1	228	123	113	40	106	14	82	4	0	3	1059	350	98	5.20	1.329	8.2	1.4	3.8	2.9

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	1	3	.250	3.16	5	4	1	2	0	0	31.1	24	12	11	5	12	1	15	0	0	0	123	36		0.92	1.149	6.9	1.4	3.4	4.3
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951	0	0		18.90	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	6	7	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	9			2.700	16.2	0.0	8.1	0.0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Value

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	8.8	1.2
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	9	251.1	1.7	-0.4

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Totals Against

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	1078	1577	267	61	10	13	10	56.52	2	34	20	8	.483	.614	.400	1.014	183	.152	.531	198	631	124	1053	1078
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	9	251.1	350	927	150	32	6	7	6	53.85	3	30	16	1	.246	.326	.423	.748	105	.177	.233	129	392	78	338	350

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1	36	80											.300	.391					.317				36	36
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951	2	0	3.1	9	16											.375	.474					.375				9	9

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Starting & Relieving

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	6	10	13.1	122	44	36	4	88.2	114	181
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	3	33	46.7	112	35	31	8	52.9	47	113

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953									1	1
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951									1	2

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Ratios

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0	13.3	8.3	5.0
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	9	251.1	7.7	10.0	-2.3

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1	12.2	9.8	2.4
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951	2	0	3.1	0.0	15.8	-15.8

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Pitch Summary

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	240	59	806.0		76
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	9	251.1		60

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	4	31.1
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951	2	0	3.1

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Totals

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	1	0	1.000	1.23	3	0	2	0	0	0	14.2	9	3	2	2	4	1	9	0	0	0	57	0.886	5.5	1.2	2.5	5.5
2	George Spencer	1	1	.500	4.66	3	1	1	0	0	0	9.2	9	5	5	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	38	1.138	8.4	1.9	1.9	2.8

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Game Logs

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Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	BRO	1952-08-07 (2)	5-GF, W	4.2	5	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	21	7	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1		72	47	0.1	-0.23	2	2	1.54
2	George Spencer	NYG	1952-08-07 (2)	GS-1, L	0.0	3	4	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	27	11	4	-0.3	-4.00			1.51
3	Joe Black	BRO	1952-08-05	7-15	8.0	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	6	0	0	0	30	7	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	2		111	71	0.4	2.37	0	0	2.38
4	George Spencer	NYG	1952-08-05	13-14	2.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	1		31	24	-0.2	-0.06	0	0	1.47
5	Joe Black	BRO	1952-05-26	7-GF(8)	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19	13	0.0	0.94	0	0	0.23
6	George Spencer	NYG	1952-05-26	2-GF, W	7.2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	25	5	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0		83	48	0.5	4.19	2	0	1.09

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. George Spencer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. George Spencer (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	1952	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. George Spencer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Black (Pitcher) vs. George Spencer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-05-26	NYG	BRO	ahead 2-4	b7	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking

George Spencer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

George Spencer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (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	1952	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0

George Spencer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Plate Appearances

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George Spencer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Black (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-08-05	BRO	NYG	ahead 4-5	t14	1--	1	3 (0-2)	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; C. Furillo to 2B

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Comparison

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Totals

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	234	16	44	3	0	0	17	1	0	10	38	.188	.231	.201	.432	19	47	2	3	13	0	0
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	56	50	4	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	21	.120	.170	.120	.290	-21	6	1	0	3	0	0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.091	.000	.091	0	0	0	0		0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Value

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-0.2	-26	0	0	0
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	56	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	0.0	-9	0	0	0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	3	57	59	205	12	.224	33	-26	-2.6	.013	6.2		0
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	56	0	9	10	48	1	.207	7	-8	-0.8	.000	2.4		0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	24-29	1948	1953	5	11	0	1	1	10		.000	0			.000	1.7		0
2	George Spencer	24	1951	1951	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Win Probability

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Black	19-33	1943	1957	248	260	-1.4	-1.3	-0.4	-12.40		-17.00	0.79
2	George Spencer	23-33	1950	1960	122	56	-0.5	-0.6	0.1	-5.20		-6.88	0.92

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Totals

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0
2	George Spencer	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Joe Black vs. George Spencer: Game Logs

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Joe Black vs. George Spencer: 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	Joe Black	BRO	1952-08-07 (2)		5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.46	-0.012	4.14	-0.06%	-0.22			P
2	George Spencer	NYG	1952-08-07 (2)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Joe Black	BRO	1952-08-05		9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	1.70	-0.113	11.73	-0.47%	-0.57			P
4	George Spencer	NYG	1952-08-05		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Joe Black	BRO	1952-05-26		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	George Spencer	NYG	1952-05-26		8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.01	-0.096	6.79	-0.39%	-1.00			P

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