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Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitching Comparison

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	96	92	.511	3.14	824	39	541	5	1	180	1514.2	1318	597	528	108	582	128	1109	22	4	63	6313	1998	117	3.26	1.254	7.8	0.6	3.5	6.6

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	3	3	.500	2.24	26	0	19	0	0	8	52.1	38	15	13	1	33	9	48	1	0	3	223	76		1.81	1.357	6.5	0.2	5.7	8.3

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Value

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	21.0	5.7

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals Against

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	1998	5561	956	213	41	57	42	57.58	1	135	102	46	.237	.309	.348	.658	88	.111	.276	610	1937	362	1922	1998

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	76	184	29	6	2	4	4	50.00	1	4	2	3	.207	.326	.277	.603		.071	.268	19	51	9	72	76

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Starting & Relieving

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	13	33	47.4	464	149	32	50	78.3	541	785

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	0			13	3	23	2	80.0	19	26

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Ratios

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	17.6	9.2	8.3

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	21.5	14.8	6.7

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitch Summary

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	407		242	59.46

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Head-to-Head Pitching

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	1	1	.500	2.13	8	0	6	0	0	4	12.2	7	3	3	1	3	0	14	0	0	0	49	0.789	5.0	0.7	2.1	9.9
2	Steve Carlton	2	5	.286	3.00	8	8	0	5	0	0	63.0	53	22	21	8	20	1	58	1	0	2	249	1.159	7.6	1.1	2.9	8.3

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Game Logs

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Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	1974-06-21	GS-7, L	7.0	6	2	2	0	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	29	9	26	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	58			0.1	1.36			0.84
2	Tug McGraw	NYM	1974-06-21	9-GF, S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.2	0.46	2	1	2.26
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1974-04-06	GS-5	5.0	7	3	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	23	9	19	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	2	0	2	41			-0.1	-0.60			1.03
4	Tug McGraw	NYM	1974-04-06	8-GF, BL	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1				-0.7	-1.29	0	0	3.20
5	Steve Carlton	PHI	1973-04-06	GS-7, L	7.0	5	3	3	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	6	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	3	57			-0.1	0.16			0.73
6	Tug McGraw	NYM	1973-04-06	8-GF, S	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.86	2	0	0.66
7	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-09-24	CG(8), L	8.0	7	2	1	1	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	29	7	28	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	2	71			-0.1	1.35			1.07
8	Tug McGraw	NYM	1972-09-24	9-GF, S	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.22	0	0	1.61
9	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-09-11	CG, L	9.0	8	4	4	0	1	4	1	5	0	0	1	37	12	33	5	1	1	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	3	56			-0.1	-0.03			1.16
10	Tug McGraw	NYM	1972-09-11	8-GF, S	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.25	1	0	1.63
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Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batter vs. Pitcher

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1972	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-09-15	NYM	STL	ahead 3-4	t9	---	0		Strikeout
2	1972	1972-09-11	NYM	PHI	ahead 2-4	t9	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tug McGraw (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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	1	1	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	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-07-01 (1)	STL	NYM	ahead 1-3	b6	12-	2		Strikeout
2	1969	1969-09-15	STL	NYM	ahead 2-3	b7	---	0		Strikeout
3	1971	1971-07-28	STL	NYM	ahead 2-5	t6	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Comparison

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	214	14	39	7	0	1	18	0	0	10	57	.182	.221	.229	.450	26	49	2	1	21	1	0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Value

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.1	-20	0	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Sabermetric

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	8	50	55	199	13	.242	31	-22	-2.2	.047	3.8		0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	0	1	2	5	0	.333	1			.000	2.5		0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Win Probability

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	-2.5	-2.2	-0.1	-20.79	-2.1	-21.82	1.07

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Head-to-Head Batting

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Steve Carlton	8	22	21	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.095	.136	.095	.232	2	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: Game Logs

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Steve Carlton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	1974-06-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84	-0.041	2.08	-0.06%	-0.31			P
2	Tug McGraw	NYM	1974-06-21		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1974-04-06	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.034	1.90	-0.03%	-0.31			P
4	Tug McGraw	NYM	1974-04-06		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Steve Carlton	PHI	1973-04-06	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	-0.047	1.52	-0.05%	-0.36			P
6	Tug McGraw	NYM	1973-04-06		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	-0.002	0.14	0.00%	-0.22			P
7	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-09-24	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.013	0.00	0.00%	-0.26			P
8	Tug McGraw	NYM	1972-09-24		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Steve Carlton	PHI	1972-09-11	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.88	-0.050	0.00	0.00%	-0.45			P
10	Tug McGraw	NYM	1972-09-11		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	-0.004	0.00	0.00%	-0.14			P
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