Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	113	97	.538	4.07	352	247	40	63	13	6	1767.2	1643	898	799	180	798	65	1120	33	9	119	7624	2562	88	4.00	1.381	8.4	0.9	4.1	5.7
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	221	204	.520	3.59	702	500	93	107	29	16	3584.1	3466	1620	1431	276	1262	71	1747	65	8	172	15166	4959	98	3.79	1.319	8.7	0.7	3.2	4.4

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	0	1	.000	5.84	3	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	17	8	8	3	9	1	5	0	0	1	59	26		1.88	2.108	12.4	2.2	6.6	3.6
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	1	7	2	0	0	82	22		2.57	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Value

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	352	247	1767.2	2.1	-14.2
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Totals Against

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	352	247	1767.2	2562	6658	1154	249	60	103	58	63.98	7	146	78	59	.247	.328	.383	.711	105	.137	.270	844	2543	489	2474	2562
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	4959	13599	2594	508	88	415	122	77.28	14	282	126	112	.255	.319	.366	.685	99	.111	.273	1606	4978	872	4793	4959

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	3	2	12.1	26	50	11	3	0	0	3	0.00	0	1	0	0	.340	.441	.580	1.021		.240	.333	11	29	6	26	26
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	22	74	11	3	0	2	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.189	.259	.230	.489		.041	.209	6	17	3	21	22

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	120	49	51.3	92	36	39	4	60.0	40	105
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	0	0	39.0	0	0				0	1
2	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	352	247	1767.2	14.7	10.5	4.2
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	3	2	12.1	8.5	15.3	-6.8
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	352	247	1767.2		67
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	3	2	12.1
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	0	2	.000	18.69	3	2	1	0	0	0	4.1	8	10	9	1	4	1	4	0	0	0	26	2.769	16.6	2.1	8.3	8.3
2	Joe Niekro	3	0	1.000	3.00	3	3	0	1	0	0	24.0	28	11	8	4	2	1	9	0	0	0	104	1.250	10.5	1.5	0.8	3.4

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	CIN	1969-05-03	GS-1, L	0.0	3	5	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	22			-0.4	-4.38			1.37
2	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-05-03	GS-7, W	7.0	10	5	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	33	12	32	8	1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	2	44			0.0	-1.67			0.10
3	Tony Cloninger	ATL	1968-04-23	8-GF(8)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0				0.0	-1.54	3	3	0.08
4	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-04-23	GS-8, W	8.0	13	4	4	0	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	36	14	35	8	2	0	0	1	0	24	0	0	0	5	41			0.0	-0.75			0.75
5	Tony Cloninger	ATL	1967-07-19	GS-4, L	3.2	4	5	4	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	18	7	15	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	2	36			-0.2	-2.51			0.92
6	Joe Niekro	CHC	1967-07-19	CG, W	9.0	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	35	9	34	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	3	74			0.2	2.03			0.49

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tony Cloninger (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tony Cloninger (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (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	1967	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0

Tony Cloninger (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tony Cloninger (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1967	1967-07-19	CHC	ATL	ahead 0-1	b2	12-	2		Strikeout
2	1967	1967-07-19	CHC	ATL	ahead 0-2	b4	-23	2		Double to LF; R. Hundley Scores; A. Phillips Scores

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Tony Cloninger (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Tony Cloninger (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	1967	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Tony Cloninger (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Tony Cloninger (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1967	1967-07-19	ATL	CHC	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Comparison

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Totals

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	366	673	621	65	119	16	2	11	67	2	1	9	161	.192	.205	.277	.482	33	172	6	2	39	2	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	973	55	152	26	1	1	72	1	0	38	262	.156	.188	.188	.376	8	183	17	1	147	6	0

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	366	673	2.9	2.8	2.8	0.2	-53	1	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	366	673	29	130	141	550	37	.239	121	-58	-6.1	.085	3.9	66.7	3
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	29	1970	1970	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Tony Cloninger	20-31	1961	1972	366	673	-3.6	-4.7	0.3	-42.40	-4.4	-48.98	0.81
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	3	11	10	1	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	.400	.364	.500	.864	5	0	0	0	1	0

Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Tony Cloninger vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Tony Cloninger	CIN	1969-05-03	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-05-03	*	8	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	-0.013	0.12	-0.01%	-0.21			P
3	Tony Cloninger	ATL	1968-04-23		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-04-23	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.25	-0.014	0.37	-0.01%	-0.20			P
5	Tony Cloninger	ATL	1967-07-19	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	-0.017	2.12	-0.03%	-0.14			P
6	Joe Niekro	CHC	1967-07-19	*	9	9	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.667	.500	1.000	1.500	3	0	0	0	1	0	0.69	0.079	3.95	0.27%	1.32			P

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