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Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Pitching Comparison

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	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
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	63	73	.463	3.78	207	152	31	66	11	4	1176.2	1237	595	494	62	444	40	374	29	1	38	5109	1792	92	3.89	1.429	9.5	0.5	3.4	2.9

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Value

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0	-1.5	-7.3
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	2.5	-6.2

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Totals Against

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	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
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	1792	4559	991	142	42	23	27	46.00	2	91	83	0	.271	.340	.362	.702	106	.090	.285	567	1649	246	1710	1792

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Starting & Relieving

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	52	46	48.0	30	10	33	2	33.3	21	41
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	88	58	49.8	40	16	40	0	100.0	31	55

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Ratios

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0	8.3	11.4	-3.0
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	7.3	8.7	-1.4

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Pitch Summary

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	113	797.0
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	2	1	.667	2.16	3	3	0	2	1	0	25.0	19	6	6	3	3	0	8	0	0	0	94	0.880	6.8	1.1	1.1	2.9
2	Don Black	1	2	.333	6.45	3	3	0	1	0	0	22.1	23	16	16	1	11	1	6	0	0	0	98	1.522	9.3	0.4	4.4	2.4

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Game Logs

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Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	Don Black	CLE	1947-09-03 (1)	GS-7, L	6.1	8	7	7	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	31	13	26	5	2	1	0	0	1	12	0	0	0	3	25			-0.3	-2.36			1.03
2	Orval Grove	CHW	1947-09-03 (1)	CG, W	9.0	6	3	3	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	34	8	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	2	62			0.1	1.06			0.74
3	Don Black	CLE	1947-06-28	GS-9, W	8.0	7	2	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	31	9	29	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	60			0.2	1.61			1.01
4	Orval Grove	CHW	1947-06-28	GS-7, L	7.0	7	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	8	27	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	3	53			-0.1	0.16			0.54
5	Don Black	PHA	1943-08-23 (2)	CG(8), L	8.0	8	7	7	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	36	13	31	7	0	1	1	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	37			-0.1	-3.62			0.72
6	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-08-23 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	33	7	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	79			0.4	3.80			0.79

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (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	1943	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1947	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	1	0	0	0	0

Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Black (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	CHW	PHA	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
2	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	CHW	PHA	ahead 0-1	b5	-2-	0		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; T. Turner to 3B
3	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	CHW	PHA	ahead 0-2	b7	12-	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; T. Turner to 2B
4	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	CHW	PHA	ahead 0-7	b8	---	2		Strikeout
5	1947	1947-06-28	CHW	CLE	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Foul Popfly: 1B
6	1947	1947-06-28	CHW	CLE	down 3-0	t5	-23	2		Flyball: RF
7	1947	1947-09-03 (1)	CHW	CLE	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2		Walk
8	1947	1947-09-03 (1)	CHW	CLE	tied 2-2	t4	1--	2		Walk; G. Dickey to 2B
9	1947	1947-09-03 (1)	CHW	CLE	ahead 2-4	t6	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Don Black (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Orval Grove (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	1943	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1947	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	0	0	1

Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Don Black (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Don Black (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	PHA	CHW	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	PHA	CHW	down 2-0	t6	---	0		Strikeout
3	1943	1943-08-23 (2)	PHA	CHW	down 7-0	t8	1--	1		Single to RF; I. Hall to 2B
4	1947	1947-06-28	CLE	CHW	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Flyball: CF
5	1947	1947-06-28	CLE	CHW	ahead 0-3	b5	---	0		Lineout: 2B
6	1947	1947-06-28	CLE	CHW	ahead 0-3	b7	1--	1		Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
7	1947	1947-09-03 (1)	CLE	CHW	ahead 1-2	b2	---	2		Strikeout
8	1947	1947-09-03 (1)	CLE	CHW	tied 2-2	b5	-2-	1		Groundout: 2B-1B

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Comparison

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Totals

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	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
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	373	23	48	4	2	1	19	0	2	31	128	.129	.201	.158	.360	4	59	9	3	21		0

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Value

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-27	-1	0	0
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	0.0	-47	0	0	0

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Sabermetric

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	4	53	54	228	12	.230	30	-29	-3.1	.016	4.9	50.00	2
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	7	82	86	357	12	.193	41	-48	-5.0	.029	2.9	0.00	2

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Win Probability

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Black	26-31	1943	1948	154	274	-2.3	-2.6	0.0	-27.23		-27.98	0.91
2	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	-4.2	-3.3	-1.1	-39.50		-34.25	0.96

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	3	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.222	.000	.222	0	0	0	1		0
2	Don Black	3	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	1	0	0		0

Don Black vs. Orval Grove: Game Logs

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Don Black vs. Orval Grove: 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	Don Black	CLE	1947-09-03 (1)	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.03	-0.055	0.00	0.00%	-0.43			P
2	Orval Grove	CHW	1947-09-03 (1)	*	9	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0		0	0.49	0.021	0.00	0.00%	-0.51			P
3	Don Black	CLE	1947-06-28	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0	0.45	-0.038	0.99	-0.05%	-0.91			P
4	Orval Grove	CHW	1947-06-28	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.34	-0.074	1.50	-0.05%	-0.71			P
5	Don Black	PHA	1943-08-23 (2)	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0		0	0.99	-0.064	0.00	0.00%	-0.16			P
6	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-08-23 (2)	*	9	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	0.61	0.004	0.13	0.00%	-0.55			P

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