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Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Pitching Comparison

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	73	60	.549	3.99	432	100	199	8	3	60	1213.2	1273	590	538	122	296	56	680	22	4	23	5104	1643	96	3.62	1.293	9.4	0.9	2.2	5.0
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	209	161	.565	3.27	502	473	11	143	37	2	3343.1	2939	1357	1213	263	1185	61	2175	23	13	103	13837	4332	108	3.43	1.233	7.9	0.7	3.2	5.9

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978	1	1	.500	2.35	6	0	3	0	0	0	7.2	10	2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	31	10		3.57	1.304	11.7	1.2	0.0	3.5
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	1	5	.167	4.31	17	10	2	1	1	2	64.2	55	31	31	6	23	2	47	0	0	3	270	78		1.22	1.206	7.7	0.8	3.2	6.5

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Value

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	432	100	1213.2	9.1	-2.8
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1	44.9	15.2

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Totals Against

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	432	100	1213.2	1643	4670	883	225	43	99	38	72.26	1	97	51	63	.273	.315	.418	.733	104	.145	.293	625	1950	390	1591	1643
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1	4332	12376	2130	458	88	197	164	54.57	41	261	153	97	.237	.303	.352	.656	89	.115	.267	1349	4362	809	4147	4332

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978	6	0	7.2	10	30											.333	.333					.346				10	10
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2	78	241											.228	.295					.261				78	78

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Starting & Relieving

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	47	47	47.4	362	145	40	30	66.7	199	332
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	278	59	56.2	23	9	39	0	100.0	11	29

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978									3	6
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975								100.0	2	7

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Ratios

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	432	100	1213.2	13.3	5.8	7.5
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1	15.7	8.6	7.2

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978	6	0	7.2	9.7	0.0	9.7
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2	17.4	8.5	8.9

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Pitch Summary

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	432	100	1213.2
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1		80

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978	6	0	7.2
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	2	1	.667	1.23	7	1	5	0	0	1	22.0	16	3	3	1	5	1	8	0	0	0	85	0.955	6.5	0.4	2.0	3.3
2	Vida Blue	2	1	.667	3.38	7	7	0	0	0	0	50.2	55	24	19	4	16	1	18	0	0	2	219	1.401	9.8	0.7	2.8	3.2

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Game Logs

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Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	CHC	1981-08-22	GS-8, L	8.0	6	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	31	7	30	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	63			0.1	1.60			0.88
2	Vida Blue	SFG	1981-08-22	GS-8, W	8.0	3	1	0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	28	7	24	3	0	0	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	72			0.5	2.60			1.14
3	Doug Bird	KCR	1977-09-15 (1)	7-GF(11), W	4.2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	3	16	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.4	1.61	1	1	1.92
4	Vida Blue	OAK	1977-09-15 (1)	GS-7	7.0	9	6	3	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	2	34	12	28	7	1	1	1	0	0	12	0	1	2	2	41			-0.4	-2.38			1.48
5	Doug Bird	KCR	1977-06-26 (1)	8-GF(8)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0				0.0	0.33	3	2	0.04
6	Vida Blue	OAK	1977-06-26 (1)	GS-8, W	7.1	13	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	33	13	33	9	3	0	1	2	0	19	0	0	0	4	47			0.1	0.75			0.94
7	Doug Bird	KCR	1975-08-02	8-GF	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.1	0.40	2	1	1.64
8	Vida Blue	OAK	1975-08-02	GS-6	5.2	10	4	4	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	28	11	27	8	1	1	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	2	36			-0.2	-1.47			1.09
9	Doug Bird	KCR	1975-06-22 (1)	10-11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.06	0	0	1.98
10	Vida Blue	OAK	1975-06-22 (1)	GS-9	8.1	9	3	3	0	0	5	1	3	0	0	0	39	14	31	6	3	0	1	0	0	12	0	2	1	3	51			0.3	1.72			1.39
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Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Doug Bird (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Doug Bird (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	1981	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Doug Bird (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Doug Bird (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-08-22	CHC	SFG	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Single to RF (Line Drive)
2	1981	1981-08-22	CHC	SFG	tied 1-1	b5	---	1		Walk

Doug Bird (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Doug Bird (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (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	1981	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Doug Bird (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Doug Bird (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-08-22	SFG	CHC	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
2	1981	1981-08-22	SFG	CHC	tied 1-1	t5	---	2		Flyball: CF
3	1981	1981-08-22	SFG	CHC	ahead 1-2	t7	---	2		Single to RF (Line Drive)

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Comparison

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Totals

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	85	90	82	1	11	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	35	.134	.155	.146	.301	-16	12	1	0	6	0	0
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	512	37	53	9	0	4	15	0	2	49	271	.104	.186	.145	.330	-4	74	2	3	53	1	0

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	15	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.000	.133	.000	.133	0	0	0	0	0	0

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Value

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	85	90	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-12	0	0	0
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	-68	3	-2	0

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Sabermetric

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	85	90	1	13	15	78	1	.234	4	-14	-1.4	.012	2.3		0
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	13	105	114	517	20	.206	48	-70	-7.5	.041	1.9	0.00	2

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	26-28	1976	1978	6	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	15	0	2	2	13		.000	0			.000	1.1		0

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Win Probability

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Doug Bird	23-33	1973	1983	85	90	-1.0	-1.1	0.0	-12.29		-11.83	0.90
2	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	-6.4	-7.0	0.3	-73.26		-70.30	0.96

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Head-to-Head Batting

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Vida Blue	7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0

Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: Game Logs

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Vida Blue vs. Doug Bird: 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	Doug Bird	CHC	1981-08-22	*	8	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	0.064	0.81	0.04%	0.61			P
2	Vida Blue	SFG	1981-08-22	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.58	-0.019	0.75	-0.02%	-0.12			P
3	Doug Bird	KCR	1977-09-15 (1)																																	P
4	Vida Blue	OAK	1977-09-15 (1)																																	P
5	Doug Bird	KCR	1977-06-26 (1)																																	P
6	Vida Blue	OAK	1977-06-26 (1)																																	P
7	Doug Bird	KCR	1975-08-02																																	P
8	Vida Blue	OAK	1975-08-02																																	P
9	Doug Bird	KCR	1975-06-22 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Vida Blue	OAK	1975-06-22 (1)																																	P
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