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Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Pitching Comparison

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	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
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	204	150	.576	3.48	510	466	19	68	25	5	3130.1	2939	1366	1211	235	1007	108	2014	117	23	121	13150	4246	112	3.69	1.261	8.4	0.7	2.9	5.8

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	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	82		1.22	1.206	7.7	0.8	3.2	6.5
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	8	3	.727	2.59	22	18	2	4	2	1	132.0	103	43	38	8	43	5	97	6	0	6	533	162		2.12	1.106	7.0	0.5	2.9	6.6

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Value

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1	44.9	15.2
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	51.4	24.8

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Totals Against

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	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
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	4246	11825	2114	525	65	181	94	65.82	18	314	124	73	.249	.312	.364	.676	89	.115	.280	1365	4299	825	4063	4246

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2	82	241	35	13	1	0	3	0.00	0	4	4	2	.228	.293	.365	.658		.137	.258	28	88	20	78	82
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	162	472	79	16	0	5	5	50.00	0	13	7	2	.218	.291	.303	.594		.085	.258	47	143	24	152	162

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Starting & Relieving

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	278	59	56.2	23	9	39	0	100.0	11	29
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	293	63	53.9	19	6	32	3	62.5	19	44

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	3	30	51.3	5	1	20	1	66.7	2	7
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	13	72	59.3	5	0	0	0	100.0	2	4

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Ratios

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1	15.7	8.6	7.2
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	15.3	7.7	7.7

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2	17.4	8.5	8.9
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	18.2	8.1	10.1

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Pitch Summary

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	502	473	3343.1		80
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	513	92	286	55.75

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	10	64.2	194	97	117	60.31
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	1350	96	868	64.30

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Orel Hershiser	2	0	1.000	2.25	2	2	0	1	0	0	16.0	9	5	4	2	4	0	10	0	0	1	63	0.813	5.1	1.1	2.3	5.6
2	Vida Blue	0	2	.000	5.19	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	8	8	5	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	40	1.500	8.3	2.1	5.2	7.3

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Game Logs

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Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Vida Blue	SFG	1985-09-27	GS-2, L	1.2	4	4	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	13	8	9	3	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	33			-0.3	-3.59			0.90
2	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1985-09-27	CG, W	9.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	34	7	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	74			0.2	1.91			0.49
3	Vida Blue	SFG	1985-09-22	GS-7, L	7.0	4	4	3	1	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	27	7	23	1	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	2	3	59			-0.3	-0.99			1.07
4	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1985-09-22	GS-8, W	7.0	5	3	2	1	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	29	9	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	60			-0.1	-0.60			0.89

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (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	1985	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			1	0	0	0	0

Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vida Blue (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1985	1985-09-22	SFG	LAD	ahead 1-3	b2	---	2		Walk
2	1985	1985-09-22	SFG	LAD	ahead 2-3	b5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Uribe to 2B

Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Orel Hershiser (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	1985	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0	0	0	0

Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Vida Blue (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1985	1985-09-22	LAD	SFG	down 3-1	t3	---	1		Walk
2	1985	1985-09-22	LAD	SFG	down 3-2	t5	---	2		Strikeout
3	1985	1985-09-22	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-4	t7	1--	1		Strikeout
4	1985	1985-09-27	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-1	b2	--3	1		Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; S. Sax Scores

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Comparison

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Totals

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	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
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	810	65	163	29	2	0	50	8	3	27	182	.201	.230	.242	.472	31	196	7	5	101	6	0

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	25	24	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.208	.240	.292	.532	7	0	0	0	0	0

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Value

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	-68	3	-2	0
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	4.7	4.6	4.7	0.1	-73	3	-4	0

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Sabermetric

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	13	105	114	517	20	.206	48	-70	-7.5	.041	1.9	0.0	2
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	31	195	212	764	54	.257	115	-78	-8.0	.041	4.5	72.7	11

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Vida Blue	21-25	1971	1975	17	15	0	2	2	13	0	.000	0			.000	1.1		0
2	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	25	2	6	7	19	6	.263	6			.083	4.8		0

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Win Probability

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Vida Blue	19-36	1969	1986	273	618	-6.4	-7.0	0.3	-73.26	-7.9	-70.30	0.96
2	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	-6.8	-7.3	0.3	-80.64	-8.4	-82.40	0.96

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Head-to-Head Batting

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Totals

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Orel Hershiser	2	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Vida Blue	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0

Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: Game Logs

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Vida Blue vs. Orel Hershiser: 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	Vida Blue	SFG	1985-09-27	*	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1985-09-27	*	9	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.48	0.039	0.19	0.01%	-0.24			P
3	Vida Blue	SFG	1985-09-22	*	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0	0.80	-0.004	0.00	0.00%	-0.06			P
4	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1985-09-22	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80	-0.013	0.60	-0.01%	-0.11			P

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