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Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	123	90	.577	3.94	302	300	1	31	12	0	1921.0	1931	913	841	236	511	61	1000	32	13	25	8066	2571	97	4.21	1.271	9.0	1.1	2.4	4.7
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	2	1	.667	3.71	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	15	7	7	3	8	0	7	1	0	0	72	24		3.23	1.353	7.9	1.6	4.2	3.7
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	242		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Value

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	302	300	1921.0	19.5	3.4
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	302	300	1921.0	2571	7373	1287	374	34	124	73	62.94	27	126	87	62	.262	.310	.418	.728	103	.156	.273	969	3081	644	2474	2571
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	3	3	17.0	24	62											.242	.338					.231				24	24
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	242	770											.223	.288					.280				242	242

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	166	55	51.0	0	0		0		1	2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990									0	0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009								100.0	11	14

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	302	300	1921.0	12.4	6.3	6.1
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	3	3	17.0	9.7	11.1	-1.4
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	302	300	1921.0		90
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	3	3	17.0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	1	2	.333	2.74	3	3	0	0	0	0	23.0	19	7	7	3	6	1	16	0	0	0	88	1.087	7.4	1.2	2.3	6.3
2	Tom Browning	2	0	1.000	1.08	3	2	0	0	0	0	16.2	9	2	2	1	2	1	11	0	0	0	62	0.660	4.9	0.5	1.1	5.9

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	CIN	1993-06-12	7-7	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14	9	0.0	-0.50	0	0	0.12
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-06-12	GS-8, W	8.0	5	2	2	0	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	30	7	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	69	109	69	0.2	2.02			0.43
3	Tom Browning	CIN	1991-04-20	GS-9, W	8.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	28	3	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	2	85	110	74	0.5	4.11			1.01
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-04-20	GS-8, L	8.0	9	2	2	0	1	2	1	5	0	0	0	30	11	28	7	1	0	1	3	0	13	1	0	0	2	59	103	59	0.1	1.88			0.77
5	Tom Browning	CIN	1989-07-29	GS-8, W	7.1	4	1	1	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	29	7	26	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	2	67	100	63	0.3	2.09			1.11
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-07-29	GS-7, L	7.0	5	3	3	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	28	7	24	3	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	2	0	2	57	99	67	-0.1	0.12			1.12

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tom Browning (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tom Browning (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (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	1989	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1991	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Tom Browning (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tom Browning (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-07-29	ATL	CIN	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); E. Whited to 2B
2	1989	1989-07-29	ATL	CIN	tied 1-1	b5	-2-	1	2 (0-1)	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
3	1991	1991-04-20	ATL	CIN	down 1-0	b3	--3	1	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
4	1991	1991-04-20	ATL	CIN	down 2-0	b6	---	0	7 (3-2)	Strikeout Looking

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Tom Browning (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Tom Browning (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	1989	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
2	1991	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Tom Browning (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Tom Browning (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-07-29	CIN	ATL	tied 0-0	t3	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); R. Oester to 2B
2	1989	1989-07-29	CIN	ATL	tied 1-1	t5	12-	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); R. Oester to 2B; T. Benzinger to 3B
3	1989	1989-07-29	CIN	ATL	ahead 1-3	t7	---	1	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
4	1991	1991-04-20	CIN	ATL	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0	1 (0-0)	Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
5	1991	1991-04-20	CIN	ATL	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1	3 (1-1)	Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
6	1991	1991-04-20	CIN	ATL	ahead 0-2	t8	---	1	2 (1-0)	Single to RF (Line Drive)

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	322	721	621	42	95	14	1	2	32	5	2	25	200	.153	.185	.188	.374	3	117	7	0	72	2	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	0	0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	322	721	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	-83	2	-2	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	322	721	17	120	131	609	26	.221	72	-84	-8.9	.035	3.1	71.43	7
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.00	5

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	30	1990	1990	3	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52		.324	5			.018	2.9	100.00	3

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Tom Browning	24-35	1984	1995	322	721	-7.3	-8.2	0.0	-82.99		-86.65	0.89
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42		-125.09	0.91

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	3	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Tom Browning	3	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	2	0	0

Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Tom Browning vs. John Smoltz: 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	Tom Browning	CIN	1993-06-12		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-06-12	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	-0.010	0.22	-0.01%	-0.14			P
3	Tom Browning	CIN	1991-04-20	*	9	9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.49	0.028	0.84	0.03%	0.05			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-04-20	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	-0.105	2.10	-0.09%	-0.81			P
5	Tom Browning	CIN	1989-07-29	*	8	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.46	-0.065	0.09	0.00%	-0.61			P
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-07-29	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.69	-0.063	0.00	0.00%	-0.52			P

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