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George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Pitching Comparison

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	48	49	.495	3.62	335	57	127	7	2	23	788.2	793	354	317	42	352	54	451	43	1	43	3451	1238	96	3.53	1.452	9.0	0.5	4.0	5.1
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	4	10	.286	4.40	93	11	31	1	0	5	173.2	184	95	85	19	69	12	98	4	0	8	776	268	77	4.02	1.457	9.5	1.0	3.6	5.1

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Value

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	335	57	788.2	5.3	-0.9
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Totals Against

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	335	57	788.2	1238	2977	611	121	19	35	27	56.45	1	87	51	26	.266	.350	.362	.712	108	.096	.299	383	1078	182	1188	1238
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	268	677	136	25	4	7	2	77.78	0	15	18	5	.272	.340	.405	.745	119	.133	.292	97	274	48	257	268

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0																	.000				0	0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	24	42	48.1	240	89	37	11	67.6	127	278
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968									1	1

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	335	57	788.2	13.1	10.2	2.9
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	335	57	788.2
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	0	1	.000	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	3	3	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	22	2.250	13.5	0.0	6.8	4.5
2	Mel Nelson	1	0	1.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	1.000	9.0	1.3	0.0	3.9

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	CIN	1968-08-07	GS-5, L	4.0	6	3	3	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	22	10	18	3	3	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	37			-0.2	-1.96			0.96
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-08-07	GS-8, W	7.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	7	26	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	3	62			0.2	1.28			1.02

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

George Culver (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

George Culver (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (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	1968	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

George Culver (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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George Culver (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-08-07	STL	CIN	ahead 0-1	b2	-2-	1		Strikeout
2	1968	1968-08-07	STL	CIN	ahead 0-1	b4	---	2		Single to RF

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. George Culver (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. George Culver (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	1968	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. George Culver (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. George Culver (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-08-07	CIN	STL	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Single to LF
2	1968	1968-08-07	CIN	STL	down 1-0	t5	1--	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Comparison

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Totals

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	342	187	161	8	20	2	1	0	11	1	0	4	63	.124	.144	.149	.293	-17	24	3	0	20	2	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	0	0	1	0	0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Value

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	342	187	-0.6	-0.6	-0.7	0.1	-27	1	1	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	342	187	3	24	24	166	4	.200	19	-24	-2.7	.025	2.6	100.00	1
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Win Probability

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	George Culver	22-30	1966	1974	342	187	-2.2	-2.5	0.1	-23.13		-24.60	0.93
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94		-4.63	0.87

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mel Nelson	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0

George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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George Culver vs. Mel Nelson: 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	George Culver	CIN	1968-08-07	*	5	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	-0.001	0.48	0.00%	0.05			P
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-08-07	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.028	0.63	-0.02%	-0.39			P

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