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Don Black vs. Al Benton: Pitching Comparison

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Totals

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	34	55	.382	4.35	154	113	21	37	4	1	797.0	803	425	385	45	400	13	293	13	0	13	3519	1265	80	4.23	1.509	9.1	0.5	4.5	3.3

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Value

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0	-1.5	-7.3

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Totals Against

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0	1265	3039	636	91	31	28	28	50.00	3	66	63	0	.264	.352	.359	.711	109	.095	.281	386	1091	167	1216	1265

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Starting & Relieving

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	52	46	48.0	30	10	33	2	33.3	21	41

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Ratios

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0	8.3	11.4	-3.0

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Pitch Summary

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Totals

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	2	0	1.000	4.20	2	2	0	2	0	0	15.0	13	7	7	2	10	0	9	0	0	0	66	1.533	7.8	1.2	6.0	5.4
2	Al Benton	0	2	.000	4.15	2	2	0	1	0	0	8.2	11	10	4	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	37	1.385	11.4	3.1	1.0	3.1

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Game Logs

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Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	1947-07-04 (1)	GS-3, L	2.2	8	8	4	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	10	15	2	3	0	0	1	0	20	1	0	0	6	18			-0.4	-5.95			0.80
2	Don Black	CLE	1947-07-04 (1)	CG, W	9.0	8	6	6	0	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	39	15	33	5	1	0	0	1	0	15	1	0	0	3	47			0.1	-1.94			0.62
3	Al Benton	DET	1945-07-22 (2)	CG(6), L	6.0	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	21	3	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	64			0.0	0.56			0.80
4	Don Black	PHA	1945-07-22 (2)	CG(6), W	6.0	5	1	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	10	23	4	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	57			0.2	1.56			1.57

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Don Black (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	1945	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1947	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Al Benton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1945	1945-07-22 (2)	DET	PHA	down 2-1	t3	---	0		Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
2	1945	1945-07-22 (2)	DET	PHA	down 2-1	t4	123	2		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1945	1945-07-22 (2)	DET	PHA	down 2-1	t6	123	2		Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
4	1947	1947-07-04 (1)	DET	CLE	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1		Double Play: Flyball: P-1B

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

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Don 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	1945	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1947	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1

Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Don Black (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Benton (Pitcher) vs. Don Black (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1945	1945-07-22 (2)	PHA	DET	ahead 1-2	b2	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1945	1945-07-22 (2)	PHA	DET	ahead 1-2	b5	---	2		Strikeout
3	1947	1947-07-04 (1)	CLE	DET	ahead 1-3	b2	1--	1		Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batting Comparison

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batting Totals

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	256	11	47	4	0	0	19	1	1	6	52	.184	.202	.199	.402	16	51	7	0	11		0

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batting Value

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-27	-1	0	0

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batting Sabermetric

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	4	53	54	228	12	.230	30	-29	-3.1	.016	4.9	50.00	2

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Batting Win Probability

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	-2.3	-2.6	0.0	-27.23		-27.98	0.91

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Totals

Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	Don Black	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0
2	Al Benton	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Don Black vs. Al Benton: Game Logs

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Don Black vs. Al Benton: 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	1947-07-04 (1)	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.08	-0.046	2.84	-0.07%	-0.48			P
2	Don Black	CLE	1947-07-04 (1)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0	0.29	-0.044	0.48	-0.04%	-1.36			P
3	Al Benton	DET	1945-07-22 (2)	*	6	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	3.38	-0.174	21.06	-0.65%	-1.07			P
4	Don Black	PHA	1945-07-22 (2)	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.37	-0.018	0.00	0.00%	-0.17			P

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