Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Pitching Comparison

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Totals

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	19	29	.396	3.77	115	71	21	13	8	2	466.0	382	224	195	53	245	6	345	6	0	15	1981	656	104	4.12	1.345	7.4	1.0	4.7	6.7
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	123	107	.535	3.22	405	317	37	73	24	3	2268.1	1946	938	811	177	933	32	1639	31	11	77	9539	3036	106	3.37	1.269	7.7	0.7	3.7	6.5

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	0	0		4.50	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	6	0	0	1	17	5			1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	13.5
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	0	3	.000	4.87	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	21	14	11	3	8	0	14	0	0	0	91	32		0.65	1.426	9.3	1.3	3.5	6.2

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Value

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	115	71	466.0	5.7	1.8
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	22.5	3.6

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Totals Against

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	115	71	466.0	656	1698	262	54	13	21	21	50.00	5	31	17	15	.225	.322	.366	.688	94	.141	.250	204	621	120	633	656
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	3036	8397	1434	285	50	93	62	60.00	29	175	119	57	.232	.309	.341	.650	92	.109	.267	892	2862	512	2910	3036

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	3	0	4.0	5	15	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.267	.294	.467	.761		.200	.400	2	7	2	5	5
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	32	81	12	4	2	1	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.259	.326	.469	.795		.210	.281	13	38	9	29	32

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	30	42	52.5	27	7	26	0	100.0	21	44
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	193	61	55.6	37	16	43	3	50.0	37	88

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	0			2	2	100	0		1	3
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	1	33	47.3	1	1	100	0		0	3

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Ratios

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	115	71	466.0	17.4	12.4	5.0
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	17.2	9.8	7.4

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	3	0	4.0	35.3	5.9	29.4
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	15.4	8.8	6.6

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	115	71	466.0		53
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1		78

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	3	0	4.0	38		21	55.26
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	240	79	152	63.33

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Totals

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	3	1	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	32	1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	3.0
2	Tom Cheney	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	0.667	6.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	WSA	1963-08-07	6-8	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	2	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	1.36	0	0	0.01
2	Al Downing	NYY	1963-08-07	CG, W	9.0	3	1	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	32	9	26	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	76			0.1	3.08			0.37

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tom Cheney (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tom Cheney (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (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	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Tom Cheney (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tom Cheney (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-08-07	NYY	WSA	ahead 1-9	t7	-2-	1		Flyball: SS

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Tom Cheney (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Tom Cheney (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	1963	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Tom Cheney (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Tom Cheney (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-08-07	WSA	NYY	down 9-1	b6	---	0		Single to RF

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Comparison

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Totals

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	121	153	133	8	18	2	0	0	9	0	0	5	32	.135	.167	.150	.317	-12	20	3	0	15	0	0
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	717	36	91	12	3	2	51	0	0	37	293	.127	.169	.160	.330	-5	115	15	0	53	2	0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Value

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	121	153	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.1	-20	0	0	0
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-0.2	-98	0	-3	0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Sabermetric

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	121	153	2	23	26	133	5	.178	17	-22	-2.2	.015	4.2		0
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	17	128	136	696	21	.210	85	-100	-10.8	.033	2.4		0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	25	1960	1960	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	1.7		0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Tom Cheney	22-31	1957	1966	121	153	-2.2	-2.0	-0.2	-21.48	-2.4	-20.60	1.02
2	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-8.6	-9.7	0.1	-83.44	-9.1	-96.89	0.89

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Batting

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Totals

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	1	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tom Cheney	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Tom Cheney vs. Al Downing: 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	Tom Cheney	WSA	1963-08-07		3	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	0.004	0.00	0.00%	0.37			P
2	Al Downing	NYY	1963-08-07	*	9	9	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.23	0.013	0.89	0.03%	0.75			P

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