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Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Pitching Comparison

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Totals

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	203	144	.585	3.66	626	373	128	158	33	32	3067.1	3186	1400	1246	289	628	85	1074	56	7	23	12745	4054	99	3.68	1.243	9.3	0.8	1.8	3.2
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	3	7	.300	4.49	76	13	31	1	1	3	168.1	190	93	84	18	54	4	86	2	0	4	735	257	90	3.84	1.450	10.2	1.0	2.9	4.6

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	4	2	.667	2.92	6	6	0	4	2	0	49.1	43	19	16	6	8	4	25	0	0	0	197	51			1.034	7.8	1.1	1.5	4.6

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Value

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	626	373	3067.1	25.5	-4.2
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	13	168.1	0.5	-1.1

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Totals Against

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	626	373	3067.1	4054	11878	2344	459	94	67	63	51.54	1	326	115	63	.268	.307	.396	.702	99	.127	.274	1450	4700	842	3870	4054
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	13	168.1	257	656	137	25	10	5	4	55.56	1	20	17	6	.290	.343	.441	.783	112	.151	.308	102	289	53	246	257

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	6	6	49.1	51	185											.232	.264					.240				51	51

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Starting & Relieving

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	210	56	51.5	202	65	32	12	72.7	128	253
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	6	46	46.0	47	14	30	1	75.0	31	63

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958									0	0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Ratios

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	626	373	3067.1	8.4	4.9	3.5
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	13	168.1	11.7	7.3	4.4

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	6	6	49.1	12.7	4.1	8.6

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Pitch Summary

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	626	373	3067.1		92
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	13	168.1		64

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	6	6	49.1

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Head-to-Head Pitching

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Totals

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	1	1	.500	6.08	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	22	11	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	1	64	1.875	14.9	2.0	2.0	1.4
2	Ben Flowers	1	0	1.000	6.14	3	2	0	0	0	0	14.2	14	11	10	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	63	1.295	8.6	0.6	3.1	3.1

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Game Logs

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Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	MLN	1956-07-22 (2)	GS-5, W	5.0	9	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	10	23	4	2	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	5	28			-0.2	-2.76			0.85
2	Ben Flowers	PHI	1956-07-22 (2)	4-5	1.1	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	2				-0.2	-3.01	0	0	0.78
3	Lew Burdette	MLN	1956-04-22 (1)	GS-6, L	5.1	7	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	8	23	7	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	42			0.1	0.95			1.26
4	Ben Flowers	STL	1956-04-22 (1)	GS-6, W	6.0	5	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	26	8	21	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	53			0.0	0.83			0.89
5	Lew Burdette	MLN	1955-09-25	GS-3	3.0	6	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	15	8	14	5	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	39			-0.2	-1.49			0.78
6	Ben Flowers	STL	1955-09-25	GS-8	7.1	5	5	5	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	28	7	26	2	1	1	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	49			0.0	-0.39			0.92

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batter vs. Pitcher

Lew Burdette (Pitcher) vs. Ben Flowers (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Lew Burdette (Pitcher) vs. Ben Flowers (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	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1956	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Lew Burdette (Pitcher) vs. Ben Flowers (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Lew Burdette (Pitcher) vs. Ben Flowers (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1955	1955-09-25	STL	MLN	ahead 0-2	b2	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1956	1956-04-22 (1)	STL	MLN	down 2-0	b3	-2-	0		Groundout: P-2B
3	1956	1956-04-22 (1)	STL	MLN	down 2-0	b5	---	1		Groundout: P-1B

Ben Flowers (Pitcher) vs. Lew Burdette (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ben Flowers (Pitcher) vs. Lew Burdette (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	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1956	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0

Ben Flowers (Pitcher) vs. Lew Burdette (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ben Flowers (Pitcher) vs. Lew Burdette (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1955	1955-09-25	MLN	STL	down 2-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
2	1956	1956-04-22 (1)	MLN	STL	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	0		Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; B. Bruton to 3B; D. Crandall to 2B
3	1956	1956-04-22 (1)	MLN	STL	ahead 0-2	t4	-2-	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
4	1956	1956-07-22 (2)	MLN	PHI	ahead 5-7	b5	1--	1		Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; D. Crandall to 2B; L. Burdette to 1B

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Comparison

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Totals

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	666	1124	1011	101	185	27	4	12	75	2	0	32	271	.183	.216	.253	.469	29	256	14	12	63	6	0
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	38	36	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	15	.111	.135	.167	.302	-20	6	2	0	1	0	0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	6	20	17	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	5	.059	.111	.235	.346	4	0	0	2	0	0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Value

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	666	1124	3.1	3.0	3.3	-0.3	-91	3	-2	0
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	38	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-6	0	0	0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Sabermetric

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	666	1124	43	229	253	909	62	.236	164	-99	-10.0	.070	3.7	100.00	2
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	38	2	5	6	35	1	.190	1	-5	-0.6	.056	2.4		0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	30-31	1957	1958	6	20	1	2	2	18		.000	3			.176	3.4		0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Win Probability

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Lew Burdette	23-40	1950	1967	666	1124	-8.7	-8.7	-1.2	-95.96		-93.23	0.88
2	Ben Flowers	24-29	1951	1956	76	38	-0.7	-0.7	-0.3	-8.50		-8.30	0.78

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Head-to-Head Batting

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Totals

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	3	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	Ben Flowers	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: Game Logs

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Lew Burdette vs. Ben Flowers: 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	Lew Burdette	MLN	1956-07-22 (2)	*	6	9	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.58	0.051	3.35	0.18%	0.69			P
2	Ben Flowers	PHI	1956-07-22 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Lew Burdette	MLN	1956-04-22 (1)	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	-0.028	4.04	-0.05%	-0.39			P
4	Ben Flowers	STL	1956-04-22 (1)	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.070	3.19	-0.11%	-0.58			P
5	Lew Burdette	MLN	1955-09-25	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67	-0.017	0.00	0.00%	-0.16			P
6	Ben Flowers	STL	1955-09-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.052	0.00	0.00%	-0.81			P

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