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Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Pitching Comparison

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Totals

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	95	106	.473	3.75	335	229	59	104	14	9	1787.2	1938	889	744	100	583	43	485	23	4	23	7768	2666	101	4.00	1.410	9.8	0.5	2.9	2.4
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	86	80	.518	3.42	272	179	54	65	13	16	1453.2	1446	672	552	79	431	56	660	22	1	17	6159	1999	109	3.54	1.291	9.0	0.5	2.7	4.1

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	0	2	.000	4.91	3	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	12	6	6	2	6	1	7	0	0	1	50	19			1.636	9.8	1.6	4.9	5.7

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Value

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	335	229	1787.2	17.8	3.3
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	16.1	3.7

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Totals Against

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	335	229	1787.2	2666	7011	1491	270	77	54	59	47.79	7	123	131	9	.276	.334	.380	.713	102	.103	.286	896	2662	447	2544	2666
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	1999	5592	1157	167	43	41	40	50.62	10	99	111	7	.259	.314	.346	.660	87	.088	.281	611	1936	289	1899	1999

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0	19	44	7	2	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	.273	.360	.500	.860		.227	.286	7	22	5	18	19

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Starting & Relieving

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	129	56	49.3	72	26	36	2	81.8	59	106
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	101	56	51.9	109	38	35	10	61.5	54	93

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	0	0	42.0	0	0				0	1

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Ratios

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	335	229	1787.2	6.2	7.5	-1.3
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	10.7	7.0	3.7

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0	14.0	12.0	2.0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Pitch Summary

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	335	229	1787.2
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Totals

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	5	3	.625	4.41	15	12	1	6	0	0	87.2	98	50	43	5	32	0	19	1	0	2	389	1.483	10.1	0.5	3.3	2.0
2	Cliff Melton	2	4	.333	3.27	15	7	5	1	0	2	66.0	65	32	24	3	21	3	33	1	0	0	279	1.303	8.9	0.4	2.9	4.5

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Game Logs

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Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	PIT	1943-07-30	9-GF	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.54	0	0	0.01
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-30	GS-6, W	5.2	8	6	6	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	26	11	23	5	2	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	3	27			0.1	-3.36			0.31
3	Max Butcher	PIT	1943-07-05 (1)	CG, W	9.0	7	4	4	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	37	12	32	6	0	1				9		0	0	1	54
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-05 (1)	GS- , L	2.1	3	4	2	2	0	3		1	0	0	0	15	6	12									0	0		37
5	Max Butcher	PIT	1942-06-28 (1)	GS-6	6.0	9	5	4	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	31	13	27	8	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	1	0	1	36			-0.3	-2.37			1.78
6	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-06-28 (1)	7-7	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.2	-0.56	0	0	0.94
7	Max Butcher	PIT	1941-09-10	GS-8	7.0	7	4	4	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	30	9	27	4	3	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	3	47			-0.2	-1.03			1.26
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-09-10	7-7	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.25	3	1	0.61
9	Max Butcher	PIT	1941-08-21	CG, W	9.0	13	3	2	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	41	16	38	10	2	0	0	0	0	18	2	0	0	3	51			0.2	1.35			1.55
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-08-21	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				0.0	0.48	0	0	0.45
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Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Max Butcher (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Max Butcher (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (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	1938	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1939	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1941	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	11	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	0	0	0	0	0

Max Butcher (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Max Butcher (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	PHI	NYG	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	PHI	NYG	down 2-0	b6	---	0		Flyball: CF
3	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	PHI	NYG	tied 2-2	b7	1-3	1		Popfly: 1B
4	1939	1939-05-28	PHI	NYG	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: CF
5	1939	1939-05-28	PHI	NYG	down 2-0	b5	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
6	1941	1941-06-18	PIT	NYG	tied 2-2	b4	12-	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
7	1941	1941-06-18	PIT	NYG	tied 2-2	b7	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
8	1941	1941-06-18	PIT	NYG	tied 2-2	b9	1--	1		Single to LF; A. Lopez to 2B
9	1941	1941-07-15	PIT	NYG	down 1-0	t3	1--	0		Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); A. Lopez to 2B
10	1941	1941-07-15	PIT	NYG	ahead 1-3	t4	---	2		Flyball: RF
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Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Butcher (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Butcher (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	1938	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1939	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1941	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	10	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	0	0	0

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Butcher (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Butcher (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	NYG	PHI	tied 0-0	t2	12-	2		Groundout: P-1B
2	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	NYG	PHI	tied 0-0	t5	---	0		Single
3	1938	1938-08-13 (2)	NYG	PHI	ahead 0-2	t6	1--	2		Flyball: LF
4	1939	1939-05-28	NYG	PHI	ahead 0-2	t2	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
5	1939	1939-05-28	NYG	PHI	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1		Flyball: LF
6	1939	1939-05-28	NYG	PHI	ahead 1-2	t7	-2-	1		Flyball: LF
7	1941	1941-06-18	NYG	PIT	tied 2-2	t7	---	1		Single to CF
8	1941	1941-06-18	NYG	PIT	tied 2-2	t10	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
9	1941	1941-07-15	NYG	PIT	ahead 0-1	b2	---	1		Flyball: CF
10	1941	1941-07-15	NYG	PIT	down 3-1	b4	---	2		Strikeout

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Comparison

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Totals

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	343	649	598	43	110	14	0	1	37	0	0	16	92	.184	.205	.212	.418	16	127	21	0	35		0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	469	28	77	4	2	0	32	0	1	20	108	.164	.198	.181	.380	6	85	10	0	51		0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0		0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Value

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	343	649	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.1	-68	-1	-1	0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	-64	1	0	0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Sabermetric

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	343	649	15	126	134	544	27	.216	79	-71	-7.4	.028	6.5		0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	6	97	105	454	17	.213	60	-61	-6.5	.017	4.3	0.00	1

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Win Probability

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Max Butcher	25-34	1936	1945	343	649	-6.9	-6.4	-0.3	-72.31	-7.4	-71.92	1.02
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	-5.6	-6.0	-0.3	-65.57	-7.0	-65.81	0.89

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Head-to-Head Batting

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Totals

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	15	35	31	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.129	.182	.129	.311	4	0	0	2		0
2	Cliff Melton	15	25	23	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.174	.174	.174	.348	4	1	0	2		0

Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: Game Logs

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Max Butcher vs. Cliff Melton: 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	Max Butcher	PIT	1943-07-30		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-30	*	6	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	0.86	0.006	0.00	0.00%	-0.80			P
3	Max Butcher	PIT	1943-07-05 (1)	*	10	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1										P
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-05 (1)	*	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0										P
5	Max Butcher	PIT	1942-06-28 (1)	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.51	-0.037	0.10	0.00%	-0.42			P
6	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-06-28 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Max Butcher	PIT	1941-09-10	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	1.30	-0.021	0.00	0.00%	-0.40			P
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-09-10		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Max Butcher	PIT	1941-08-21	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.84	-0.083	0.01	0.00%	-1.37			P
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-08-21		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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