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Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Pitching Comparison

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	329	244	.574	3.22	741	709	13	254	55	2	5217.2	4672	2130	1864	414	1833	150	4136	53	90	183	21683	6842	115	3.15	1.247	8.1	0.7	3.2	7.1
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	75	104	.419	3.84	261	239	8	42	8	0	1548.0	1430	755	660	156	713	57	1061	30	2	83	6682	2258	92	3.91	1.384	8.3	0.9	4.1	6.2

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	6	6	.500	3.26	16	14	0	1	0	0	99.1	96	40	36	7	51	3	84	1	1	7	429	156		2.55	1.480	8.7	0.6	4.6	7.6

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Value

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	84.1	39.7
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	8.9	-4.4

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Totals Against

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	6842	19436	3314	807	137	314	226	58.15	146	405	235	122	.240	.306	.360	.666	89	.120	.284	2170	6995	1358	6558	6842
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	2258	5818	1016	209	49	115	64	64.25	3	113	79	42	.246	.329	.379	.708	107	.133	.274	735	2205	414	2173	2258

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	156	367	66	19	4	9	5	64.29	5	13	7	3	.262	.351	.392	.743		.131	.319	50	144	30	148	156

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Starting & Relieving

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	447	63	57.5	28	12	43	3	40.0	13	32
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	120	50	52.3	3	2	67	0		8	22

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	9	64	55.2	1	1	100			0	2

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Ratios

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	19.1	8.5	10.6
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	15.9	10.7	5.2

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	19.6	11.9	7.7

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Pitch Summary

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2		84
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0		99

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	1123	112	685	61.00

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Head-to-Head Pitching

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Clay Kirby	0	2	.000	3.09	4	4	0	1	0	0	32.0	31	12	11	0	11	3	18	0	0	0	137	1.313	8.7	0.0	3.1	5.1
2	Steve Carlton	3	1	.750	2.68	4	4	0	4	0	0	37.0	24	11	11	5	15	3	34	0	0	1	142	1.054	5.8	1.2	3.6	8.3

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Game Logs

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Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	PHI	1974-06-08	CG, W	9.0	8	5	5	0	3	3	0	10	0	0	1	37	11	34	3	2	0	1	0	0	19	1	0	0	5	58			-0.1	-0.68			1.24
2	Clay Kirby	CIN	1974-06-08	GS-6	6.0	6	4	4	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	28	11	21	4	2	0	2	0	0	8	0	2	0	2	41			-0.3	-1.12			1.26
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-07-19	CG(11), W	11.0	7	2	2	0	0	4	2	8	0	0	0	41	11	36	5	1	1	0	1	1	10	1	1	0	2	79			0.7	2.38			1.80
4	Clay Kirby	SDP	1972-07-19	CG(11), L	11.0	13	3	3	0	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	50	17	45	12	1	0	1	0	0	14	0	2	0	1	63			0.2	1.38			1.81
5	Steve Carlton	STL	1969-08-06	CG, L	8.0	5	3	3	0	2	2	1	8	0	0	0	29	7	26	1	0	2	0	1	2	15	0	1	0	4	66			-0.2	0.48			1.14
6	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-08-06	GS-8	8.0	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	30	7	29	3	2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3	66			0.2	1.48			1.13
7	Steve Carlton	STL	1969-05-17	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	6	0	8	0	0	0	35	10	29	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	77			0.4	2.92			1.04
8	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-05-17	GS-8, L	7.0	6	3	2	1	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	29	9	27	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	57			0.1	1.09			1.28

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batter vs. Pitcher

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (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	1969	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1972	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1974	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	11	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.091	.091	.091	.182	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-17	SDP	STL	tied 1-1	b2	-2-	2		Strikeout
2	1969	1969-05-17	SDP	STL	tied 1-1	b4	12-	2		Strikeout Looking
3	1969	1969-05-17	SDP	STL	tied 1-1	b7	---	1		Strikeout
4	1969	1969-08-06	SDP	STL	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout
5	1969	1969-08-06	SDP	STL	ahead 0-2	b5	1--	2		Strikeout
6	1972	1972-07-19	SDP	PHI	tied 2-2	b2	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
7	1972	1972-07-19	SDP	PHI	tied 2-2	b5	---	2		Strikeout
8	1972	1972-07-19	SDP	PHI	tied 2-2	b8	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
9	1972	1972-07-19	SDP	PHI	tied 2-2	b10	12-	2		Flyball: LF
10	1974	1974-06-08	CIN	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Single to CF
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Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (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	1969	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
2	1972	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
3	1974	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	14	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	.083	.083	.167	.250	2	0	0	0	1

Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-17	STL	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	2		Groundout: P-1B
2	1969	1969-05-17	STL	SDP	tied 1-1	t5	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1969	1969-05-17	STL	SDP	tied 1-1	t7	123	1		Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
4	1969	1969-08-06	STL	SDP	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
5	1969	1969-08-06	STL	SDP	tied 0-0	t5	1--	2		Strikeout Looking
6	1969	1969-08-06	STL	SDP	tied 2-2	t7	---	2		Strikeout
7	1972	1972-07-19	PHI	SDP	ahead 1-2	t2	1--	1		Flyball: 3B
8	1972	1972-07-19	PHI	SDP	tied 2-2	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Bateman to 2B
9	1972	1972-07-19	PHI	SDP	tied 2-2	t7	---	0		Strikeout
10	1972	1972-07-19	PHI	SDP	tied 2-2	t9	---	0		Strikeout
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Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Comparison

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	1719	123	346	49	6	13	140	2	2	41	413	.201	.223	.259	.482	33	446	33	10	94	13	0
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	478	22	47	5	0	0	15	0	0	32	217	.098	.157	.109	.265	-23	52	6	1	45	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	29	27	2	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	7	.222	.250	.333	.583	9	0	1	1	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Value

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	6.1	6.1	5.8	0.4	-151	3	-8	0
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	-1.9	-2.0	-2.0	0.1	-79	2	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Sabermetric

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	68	397	418	1515	101	.255	250	-162	-17.2	.058	4.2	50.0	4
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	5	80	84	482	11	.180	37	-78	-8.2	.010	2.2		0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	29	1	7	7	22	4	.263	6			.111	3.9		0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Win Probability

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	-12.4	-14.3	0.4	-133.02	-13.7	-149.65	0.89
2	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	-7.6	-7.9	0.4	-78.22	-8.4	-80.23	1.02

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Head-to-Head Batting

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Clay Kirby	4	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.091	.091	.091	.182	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Steve Carlton	4	15	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.077	.077	.154	.231	2	1	0	2	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: Game Logs

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Steve Carlton vs. Clay Kirby: 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	Steve Carlton	PHI	1974-06-08	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.067	2.41	0.09%	0.27			P
2	Clay Kirby	CIN	1974-06-08	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	0.005	0.99	0.00%	0.03			P
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-07-19	*	11	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.79	-0.184	0.00	0.00%	-0.98			P
4	Clay Kirby	SDP	1972-07-19	*	11	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	-0.153	0.00	0.00%	-0.67			P
5	Steve Carlton	STL	1969-08-06	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	-0.073	0.44	-0.02%	-0.50			P
6	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-08-06	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.48	-0.024	0.00	0.00%	-0.29			P
7	Steve Carlton	STL	1969-05-17	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.87	-0.320	1.37	-0.14%	-2.75			P
8	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-05-17	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.112	0.86	-0.04%	-0.84			P

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