Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitching Comparison

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	104	118	.468	3.68	342	331	4	15	6	0	2085.2	1849	910	853	211	712	42	1694	62	4	70	8699	2686	108	3.92	1.228	8.0	0.9	3.1	7.3
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	113	89	.559	4.51	311	266	13	9	3	0	1661.1	1618	903	832	179	860	37	1192	45	2	57	7316	2581	93	4.67	1.492	8.8	1.0	4.7	6.5

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	4	2	.667	2.10	8	8	0	0	0	0	51.1	40	13	12	6	14	2	33	6	0	1	210	60		3.14	1.052	7.0	1.1	2.5	5.8
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	3	1	.750	5.73	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.0	51	28	28	5	25	3	27	0	0	3	204	76		4.08	1.727	10.4	1.0	5.1	5.5

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Value

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	29.3	12.7
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	9.3	-4.3

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals Against

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	2686	7767	1181	398	59	157	71	68.86	5	124	87	67	.238	.305	.386	.691	90	.148	.276	931	2998	668	2623	2686
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	2581	6278	1074	331	34	126	60	67.74	6	138	78	55	.258	.349	.407	.755	102	.149	.290	910	2554	544	2523	2581

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	60	189											.212	.287					.227				60	60
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0	76	177											.288	.376					.317				76	76

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	194	59	54.6	7	1	14	0		4	11
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	136	51	48.7	16	9	56	0		13	45

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012									0	0
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004									0	0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	19.5	8.2	11.3
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	16.3	11.8	4.5

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	15.7	6.7	9.0
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0	13.2	12.3	1.0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	32987	101	21144	64.10
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	23427	103	13866	59.19

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	0	1	.000	4.05	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	6	3	3	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	28	1.050	8.1	0.0	1.4	5.4
2	Matt Cain	1	0	1.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	0.571	3.9	0.0	1.3	5.1

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Game Logs

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Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2005-09-04	GS-7, W	7.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	4	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	70	101	64	0.4	2.66			0.97
2	Russ Ortiz	ARI	2005-09-04	GS-7, L	6.2	6	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	28	8	26	4	1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	53	96	56	0.0	0.21			0.88

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (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	2005	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2005	2005-09-04	SFG	ARI	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2005	2005-09-04	SFG	ARI	ahead 0-1	t6	---	0	6 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	2005	2005-09-04	SFG	ARI	ahead 0-2	t7	12-	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; T. Linden to 2B

Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (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	2005	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2005	2005-09-04	ARI	SFG	down 1-0	b3	---	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2005	2005-09-04	ARI	SFG	down 1-0	b5	---	2	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Looking

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Comparison

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Totals

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	611	27	74	13	1	7	34	0	0	21	308	.121	.151	.180	.331	-10	110	1	1	73	2	0
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	507	45	104	23	0	7	49	0	0	35	135	.205	.257	.292	.549	44	148	9	2	60	4	0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	16	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	17	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.188	.188	.188	.375	3	0	0	1	0	0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Value

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	-100	2	-2	0
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	3.8	3.8	3.9	-0.1	-44	1	-3	0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Sabermetric

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	21	96	104	613	20	.225	54	-96	-9.8	.059	2.0		0
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	30	141	147	476	45	.263	87	-41	-3.9	.087	3.8		0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	0	4	4	13		.571	2			.000	1.8		0
2	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	17	0	3	3	14		.375	1			.000	2.0		0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Win Probability

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-9.0	-9.7	0.1	-97.81	-9.7	-104.75	0.94
2	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	-4.8	-4.4	-1.0	-53.42	-5.3	-52.65	0.90

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Batting

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Matt Cain	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: Game Logs

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Matt Cain vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2005-09-04	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.078	0.64	-0.03%	-0.98			P
2	Russ Ortiz	ARI	2005-09-04	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	-0.044	0.19	-0.01%	-0.35			P

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