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Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Year-by-Year Totals

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	1924	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1925	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1927	10	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	0	0	0	0	0
4	1928	9	8	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	26	24	4	0	0	0	4	2	1	.167	.231	.167	.397	0	0	0	0	0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Plate Appearances

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Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1924	1924-07-19 (1)	DET	BOS	ahead 0-11	t3	1--	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2	1924	1924-07-19 (1)	DET	BOS	ahead 0-12	t5	-23	1		Popfly: SS
3	1925	1925-05-10	DET	BOS	ahead 1-7	b2	---	0		Flyball: 1B
4	1925	1925-06-20	DET	BOS	ahead 0-1	t1	-2-	1		Flyball: RF; A. Wingo to 3B
5	1925	1925-06-20	DET	BOS	down 4-2	t3	-2-	2		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
6	1925	1925-07-08 (2)	DET	BOS	tied 0-0	b1	-23	1		Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); L. Burke Scores; A. Wingo to 3B
7	1925	1925-07-08 (2)	DET	BOS	ahead 0-3	b3	---	0		Strikeout
8	1927	1927-07-04 (1)	PHA	BOS	tied 0-0	t1	1--	1		Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
9	1927	1927-07-04 (1)	PHA	BOS	tied 1-1	t3	12-	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
10	1927	1927-07-04 (1)	PHA	BOS	ahead 1-3	t5	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
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Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Batting Comparison

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Totals

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3034	13103	11440	2245	4189	724	295	117	1944	897	215	1249	680	.366	.433	.512	.944	168	5854		94	292		9
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	882	2084	1937	207	521	98	13	36	273	1	1	97	266	.269	.306	.389	.695	81	753	13	6	44		4

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Ty Cobb	20-22	1907	1909	17	71	65	7	17	4	1	0	9	4		3	7	.262	.314	.354	.668	23		2	1		0
2	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	14	38	34	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	6	.176	.243	.206	.449	7	1	0	1		1

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Value

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3034	13103	151.4	101.9	151.7	-10.8	995	0	55	0
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	882	2084	13.3	12.5	13.3	0.1	-60	-2	1	0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Sabermetric

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3034	13103	1136	5532	5688	7758	2513	.383	4072	1040	110.3	.146	16.8	64.3	603
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	882	2084	147	624	656	1474	240	.297	444	-60	-6.1	.120	7.3	50.0	2

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Ty Cobb	20-22	1907	1909	17	71	5	22	23	49	7	.293	16			.092	9.3
2	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	14	38	1	9	10	30	2	.214	5			.029	5.7		0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Win Probability

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3034	13103	67.4	56.3	7.9	695.55	70.6	626.99	1.05
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	882	2084	-3.8	-5.7	2.3	-51.85	-5.1	-66.35	1.13

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Pitching Comparison

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Totals

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	0	0		3.60	3	0	2	0	0	1	5.0	6	2	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	20	8	99	3.42	1.600	10.8	0.0	3.6	0.0
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	273	225	.548	3.80	624	538	69	335	45	18	4344.0	4284	2115	1833	254	1541	67	1987	58	7	46	18546	6130	109	3.83	1.341	8.9	0.5	3.2	4.1

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	7	2	.778	2.52	10	10	0	8	0	0	85.2	74	32	24	4	27	2	61	0	0	0	352	104			1.179	7.8	0.4	2.8	6.4

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Value

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3	0	5.0	0.1	0.0
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	624	538	4344.0	55.3	15.3

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Totals Against

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3	0	5.0	8	18	5	1	0						0	0	.333	.400	.389	.789	142	.056	.333	3	7	1	8	8
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	624	538	4344.0	6130	16564	3067	774	189	205	141	59.25	8	285	281	80	.259	.322	.374	.697	87	.116	.280	2017	6198	1217	5883	6130

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	10	10	85.2	104	320	56	10	4	2	1	66.67	0	7	5	0	.231	.291	.325	.616		.094	.275	32	104	18	101	104

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Starting & Relieving

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ty Cobb	31-38	1918	1925	0							100.0	2	3
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	266	49	52.1	77	25	32	9	66.7	69	86

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	7	70	62.1						0	0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Ratios

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3	0	5.0	0.0	10.0	-10.0
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	624	538	4344.0	10.7	8.3	2.4

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ty Cobb	20-22	1907	1909
2	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	10	10	85.2	17.3	7.7	9.7

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Pitch Summary

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ty Cobb	18-41	1905	1928	3	0	5.0
2	Red Ruffing	19-42	1924	1947	624	538	4344.0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Red Ruffing	27-37	1932	1942	10	10	85.2	403	134	260	64.52

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Head-to-Head Batting

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Totals

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Red Ruffing	18	27	26	1	9	2	1	1	8	0	0	0	4	.346	.346	.615	.962	16		0	0		0
2	Ty Cobb	18	75	67	11	17	3	2	0	14	5	3	6	2	.254	.324	.358	.683	24		1	0		0

Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: Game Logs

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Ty Cobb vs. Red Ruffing: 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	Ty Cobb	PHA	1928-08-30		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.83	-0.053	11.05	-0.19%	-0.25			PH
2	Red Ruffing	BOS	1928-08-30		1	9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2		0	0		0	6.05	0.553	0.00	0.00%	1.76			PH
3	Ty Cobb	PHA	1928-07-04 (1)	*	7	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1		0	0		0	1.00	0.030	0.80	0.01%	0.01			RF
4	Red Ruffing	BOS	1928-07-04 (1)	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.95	-0.072	0.06	0.00%	-0.93			P
5	Ty Cobb	PHA	1928-07-02 (2)	*	9	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.80	-0.110	0.61	-0.05%	-0.97			RF
6	Red Ruffing	BOS	1928-07-02 (2)		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.13	-0.003	0.00	0.00%	-0.18			P
7	Ty Cobb	PHA	1928-07-02 (1)	*	8	2	5	5	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	1.000	1.800	5		0	0		0	0.98	0.104	0.79	0.05%	1.72			RF
8	Red Ruffing	BOS	1928-07-02 (1)		1	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	0.98	0.043	0.04	0.00%	0.40			PH
9	Ty Cobb	PHA	1928-04-30	*	9	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0		0	1.00	0.095	2.44	0.14%	0.56			RF
10	Red Ruffing	BOS	1928-04-30	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.65	-0.136	2.22	-0.11%	-0.71			P
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