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Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	115	87	.569	4.49	511	234	71	6	1	3	1777.2	1777	961	886	201	762	53	1398	58	4	75	7749	2660	99	4.36	1.428	9.0	1.0	3.9	7.1
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

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	3	0	1.000	2.14	9	1	1	0	0	0	21.0	13	7	5	0	13	2	13	0	0	3	87	27		3.74	1.238	5.6	0.0	5.6	5.6
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	250		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Value

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	511	234	1777.2	16.2	1.2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	511	234	1777.2	2660	6823	1156	384	36	152	56	73.08	2	130	51	55	.260	.337	.416	.753	98	.155	.299	967	2836	621	2597	2660
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

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	9	1	21.0	27	70	9	3	1	2	0	100.00	0	3	0	1	.186	.310	.257	.567		.071	.224	6	18	4	26	27
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	113	48	48.6	170	54	32	9	25.0	71	277
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	0	0	59.0	3	1	33	0		1	8
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	511	234	1777.2	18.0	9.8	8.2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	9	1	21.0	14.9	14.9	0.0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	511	234	1777.2	10301	96	6301	61.17
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	9	1	21.0	298		174	58.39
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Dave Burba 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	1	.500	3.81	4	3	0	0	0	0	26.0	21	11	11	1	4	2	19	0	0	2	101	0.962	7.3	0.3	1.4	6.6
2	Dave Burba	0	1	.000	4.63	4	1	0	0	0	0	11.2	10	6	6	3	4	0	8	0	0	0	49	1.200	7.7	2.3	3.1	6.2

Dave Burba 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	0	0		2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	28	1.286	9.0	0.0	2.6	2.6
2	Dave Burba	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	10	2.500	9.0	0.0	13.5	0.0

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	MIL	2004-08-10	5-7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18	12	0.0	0.66	0	0	0.77
2	John Smoltz	ATL	2004-08-10	9-9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14	10	0.1	0.53	0	0	1.85
3	Dave Burba	CIN	1997-05-01	GS-6, L	6.0	6	4	4	0	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	26	8	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	4	46	104	62	-0.1	-0.86			0.58
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-05-01	GS-8, W	8.0	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	29	5	29	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	68	87	60	0.3	2.19			0.84
5	Dave Burba	SFG	1994-05-30	8-8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18	7	0.0	0.06	0	0	0.72
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1994-05-30	GS-9	9.0	6	3	3	0	0	3	2	8	0	0	2	36	9	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	68	128	78	0.2	1.37			1.93
7	Dave Burba	SFG	1994-04-12	4-6	3.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	4	12	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1		39	26	-0.1	-0.42	0	0	0.76
8	John Smoltz	ATL	1994-04-12	GS-9, L	8.0	10	6	6	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	33	11	32	8	1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	2	42	96	63	-0.3	-1.18			1.32

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dave Burba (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave Burba (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	1997	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Burba (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave Burba (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-05-01	CIN	ATL	down 3-0	b3	---	0	4 (2-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Dave Burba (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Dave Burba (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	1994	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1997	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.667	1.000	1	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Dave Burba (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	1995	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Dave Burba (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Dave Burba (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1994	1994-04-12	ATL	SFG	ahead 3-5	b4	1--	0	3 (0-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)
2	1994	1994-05-30	ATL	SFG	ahead 2-3	t8	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1997	1997-05-01	ATL	CIN	ahead 0-3	t2	1--	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Blauser to 2B
4	1997	1997-05-01	ATL	CIN	ahead 0-3	t5	---	1	6 (3-2)	Double to CF (Line Drive)

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	325	228	194	10	26	1	0	3	12	0	0	10	84	.134	.184	.186	.370	-1	36	5	2	22	0	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

Dave Burba 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	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

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	325	228	0.2	0.2	0.3	-0.1	-27	-1	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	325	228	4	38	44	195	9	.215	19	-30	-3.0	.052	2.3		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.0	5

Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	28-34	1995	2001	9	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.0	3

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dave Burba	23-37	1990	2004	325	228	-1.6	-2.3	0.3	-21.22	-2.1	-24.99	0.85
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Dave Burba 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	4	9	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.286	.429	2	1	0	2	0	0
2	Dave Burba	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Burba 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	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dave Burba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0

Dave Burba vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Dave Burba 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	Dave Burba	MIL	2004-08-10		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	2004-08-10		2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Dave Burba	CIN	1997-05-01	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.92	-0.024	0.45	-0.01%	-0.25			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-05-01	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.49	0.003	0.58	0.00%	-0.04			P
5	Dave Burba	SFG	1994-05-30		1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1994-05-30	*	10	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.97	-0.093	1.31	-0.08%	-0.97			P
7	Dave Burba	SFG	1994-04-12		4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	John Smoltz	ATL	1994-04-12	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	-0.037	1.34	-0.03%	-0.71			P

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