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Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Pitching Comparison

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	224	184	.549	3.27	591	519	39	151	40	16	3760.1	3433	1527	1366	372	1000	98	2855	160	8	47	15618	4771	115	3.22	1.179	8.2	0.9	2.4	6.8
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	4	10	.286	4.40	93	11	31	1	0	5	173.2	184	95	85	19	69	12	98	4	0	8	776	268	77	4.02	1.457	9.5	1.0	3.6	5.1

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Value

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	591	519	3760.1	60.4	28.5
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Totals Against

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	591	519	3760.1	4771	14199	2411	555	95	208	118	63.80	4	211	176	79	.242	.298	.373	.670	89	.131	.277	1590	5286	1022	4593	4771
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	268	677	136	25	4	7	2	77.78	0	15	18	5	.272	.340	.405	.745	119	.133	.292	97	274	48	257	268

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0																	.000				0	0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	322	62	56.9	69	29	42	4	80.0	39	72
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968									1	1

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	591	519	3760.1	18.3	6.4	11.9
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	591	519	3760.1		91
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	0	0		2.57	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	4	2	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	32	1.286	6.4	1.3	5.1	2.6
2	Jim Bunning	0	0		3.21	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	9	5	5	1	8	0	10	1	0	0	58	1.214	5.8	0.6	5.1	6.4

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	PIT	1968-07-26 (2)	GS-7	7.0	6	3	3	0	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	29	10	25	3	2	1	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	3	54			-0.1	-0.40			1.35
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-07-26 (2)	GS-6	6.0	5	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	26	7	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	4	1	1	51			-0.4	-1.77			1.44
3	Jim Bunning	DET	1963-04-24	GS-7	7.0	3	2	2	0	1	5	0	6	0	0	0	29	8	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	64			0.0	1.27			0.77
4	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-24	7-8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.14	2	0	2.88

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Bunning (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Bunning (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (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	1968	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Bunning (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Bunning (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-07-26 (2)	STL	PIT	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1968	1968-07-26 (2)	STL	PIT	down 2-0	t5	-23	0		Strikeout

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Bunning (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Bunning (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	1968	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Bunning (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Bunning (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-07-26 (2)	PIT	STL	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout
2	1968	1968-07-26 (2)	PIT	STL	down 3-2	b5	1--	0		Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; J. May to 2B; J. Bunning to 1B

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Comparison

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Totals

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	601	1401	1275	82	213	21	4	7	75	0	2	34	362	.167	.188	.206	.395	9	263	36	1	85	6	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	0	0	1	0	0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Value

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	601	1401	-0.9	-0.9	-0.8	0.0	-158	-1	-5	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	601	1401	32	248	265	1191	53	.226	150	-161	-17.1	.039	3.5	0.00	2
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Win Probability

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Jim Bunning	23-39	1955	1971	601	1401	-14.4	-14.6	-1.3	-153.18		-160.07	0.91
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94		-4.63	0.87

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Bunning	2	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0

Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Bunning vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Jim Bunning	PIT	1968-07-26 (2)	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.49	0.085	0.04	0.00%	0.51			P
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-07-26 (2)	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.84	-0.106	1.72	-0.06%	-0.75			P
3	Jim Bunning	DET	1963-04-24	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.014	2.27	0.02%	0.15			P
4	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-24		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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