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Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Pitching Comparison

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Totals

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	30	52	.366	2.72	117	85	21	45	10	2	717.2	705	331	217	14	147		233	38	7	11	2846	895	101	2.73	1.187	8.8	0.2	1.8	2.9
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	64	71	.474	3.21	203	146	28	68	9	4	1178.2	1110	559	420	16	578		408	48	2	31	4951	1791	88	3.47	1.432	8.5	0.1	4.4	3.1

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	32	1919	1919	0	0		5.79	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	8	4	3	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	23	12			2.357	15.4	0.0	5.8	3.9

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Value

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	117	85	717.2	3.4	-2.5
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	146	1178.2	5.8	-5.0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Totals Against

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	117	85	717.2	895	154	38	10	4	4	4	50.00	2	3	2	4	4.578	5.266	.455	5.721	1614	.117	4.546	27	70	14	890	895
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	146	1178.2	1791	4076	865	121	51	77	71	52.03	5	31	151	25	.272	.370	.324	.694	111	.066	.296	467	1320	187	1736	1791

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	32	1919	1919	1	0	4.2	12	19	6	1	1	2	1	66.67	0	0	0	0	.421	.522	.579	1.101		.158	.471	6	11	2	12	12

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Starting & Relieving

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	2	2	14.7	0	0		0	100.0	21	32
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	88	60	50.5	36	14	39	2	66.7	28	57

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bill James	32	1919	1919	0			1	1	100	0		0	1

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Ratios

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	117	85	717.2	8.2	5.2	3.0
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	146	1178.2	8.2	11.7	-3.4

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bill James	32	1919	1919	1	0	4.2	8.7	13.0	-4.3

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Pitch Summary

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	117	85	717.2
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	146	1178.2

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bill James	32	1919	1919	1	0	4.2	80		44	55.00

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Totals

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	0.0
2	Bill Burns	1	0	1.000	2.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	11	4	2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	40	1.444	11.0	0.0	2.0	3.0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Game Logs

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Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	DET	1912-04-13	CG, W	9.0	11	4	2	2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	40	14	38	9	2	0	2	0	0	13	0	0	0	2	54			0.0	0.71			0.75
2	Bill James	CLE	1912-04-13	2-6	4.0	3	4	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	9	15	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0				-0.1	-2.79	1	0	0.46

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bill Burns (Pitcher) vs. Bill James (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bill Burns (Pitcher) vs. Bill James (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	1912	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Bill Burns (Pitcher) vs. Bill James (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bill Burns (Pitcher) vs. Bill James (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1912	1912-04-13	CLE	DET	down 5-0	b2	---	2		Walk
2	1912	1912-04-13	CLE	DET	down 5-1	b4	---	2		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

Bill James (Pitcher) vs. Bill Burns (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bill James (Pitcher) vs. Bill Burns (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	1912	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bill James (Pitcher) vs. Bill Burns (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bill James (Pitcher) vs. Bill Burns (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1912	1912-04-13	DET	CLE	ahead 0-5	t3	-2-	1		Walk
2	1912	1912-04-13	DET	CLE	ahead 1-5	t5	12-	2		Single to CF; D. Gainer out at Hm/CF-C; O. Stanage to 2B

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Comparison

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Totals

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	118	268	245	12	48	8	1	0	7	1	0	15	63	.196	.245	.237	.482	48	58		1	2
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	415	358	25	51	6	1	0	13	1	2	27	138	.142	.209	.165	.374	12	59		3	25

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	32	1919	1919	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Value

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	118	268	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.0	-15	0	0	0
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	415	-1.3	-1.3	-1.2	0.0	-42	0	0	0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Sabermetric

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	118	268	9	64	64	199	17	.264	19	-14	-1.8	.041	3.9		0
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	415	7	81	85	334	13	.232	38	-38	-4.5	.022	2.6	33.3	3

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	32	1919	1919	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Win Probability

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bill Burns	28-32	1908	1912	118	268	-0.2	-0.1	-0.1	-2.34	-0.3	-1.26	0.84
2	Bill James	24-32	1911	1919	203	415	-1.7	-2.0	0.2	-18.01	-2.1	-19.26	0.99

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Head-to-Head Batting

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Totals

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill James	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0		0	0		0
2	Bill Burns	1	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	1		0	0		0

Bill Burns vs. Bill James: Game Logs

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Bill Burns vs. Bill James: 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	Bill Burns	DET	1912-04-13	*	9	9	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	1		0	0		0	0.55	-0.056	1.21	-0.07%	-1.21			P
2	Bill James	CLE	1912-04-13		5	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0		0	0		0	0.26	0.000	0.71	0.00%	0.02			P

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