John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Pitching Comparison

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Totals

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	123	108	.532	3.59	325	322	0	62	18	0	2148.2	2093	967	856	137	778	49	1146	54	12	68	9077	3040	105	3.62	1.336	8.8	0.6	3.3	4.8
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	57	53	.518	3.86	237	135	29	11	6	1	963.2	912	454	413	73	373	54	598	25	17	42	4122	1362	94	3.81	1.333	8.5	0.7	3.5	5.6

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	1	2	.333	2.37	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	17	8	5	1	6	3	12	1	0	0	82	26		1.19	1.211	8.1	0.5	2.8	5.7
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	1	1	.500	4.24	8	0	1	0	0	0	17.0	15	10	8	2	9	1	10	0	0	0	72	25		2.55	1.412	7.9	1.1	4.8	5.3

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Value

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	31.1	12.7
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	237	135	963.2	5.1	-3.4

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Totals Against

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	3040	8116	1555	342	59	130	94	58.04	21	250	82	46	.258	.325	.365	.690	96	.107	.284	972	2964	538	2925	3040
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	237	135	963.2	1362	3650	658	172	9	89	34	72.36	1	78	41	33	.250	.321	.362	.683	97	.112	.279	430	1321	254	1310	1362

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	26	75	13	2	1	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	.227	.293	.320	.613		.093	.258	7	24	4	24	26
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	8	0	17.0	25	62	10	2	1	2	1	66.67	0	1	0	1	.242	.333	.403	.737		.161	.255	8	25	5	24	25

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Starting & Relieving

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	187	58	52.2	0	0		0		0	3
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	66	49	50.7	81	18	22	3	25.0	29	102

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	2	67	55.0						0	0
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	0			11	2	18	0		1	8

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Ratios

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	12.6	8.6	4.1
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	237	135	963.2	14.5	9.0	5.5

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	14.6	7.3	7.3
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	8	0	17.0	13.9	12.5	1.4

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Pitch Summary

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2		92
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	237	135	963.2		84

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	293	98	184	62.80
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	8	0	17.0	255		159	62.35

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Totals

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	29	0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	8.0
2	Kelly Downs	0	1	.000	3.18	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	27	1.765	14.3	0.0	1.6	7.9

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Game Logs

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John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	CIN	1986-08-14	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	29	3	29	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	89			0.6	4.34			0.98
2	Kelly Downs	SFG	1986-08-14	GS-6, L	5.2	9	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	27	10	26	8	1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	47			0.0	0.47			1.05

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Kelly Downs (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Kelly Downs (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	1986	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Kelly Downs (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Kelly Downs (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1986	1986-08-14	CIN	SFG	tied 0-0	b2	-2-	2		Strikeout
2	1986	1986-08-14	CIN	SFG	tied 0-0	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1986	1986-08-14	CIN	SFG	ahead 0-1	b6	12-	2		Single to LF; B. Bell Scores; R. Oester to 2B

Kelly Downs (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kelly Downs (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (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	1986	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.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

Kelly Downs (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kelly Downs (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1986	1986-08-14	SFG	CIN	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
2	1986	1986-08-14	SFG	CIN	down 1-0	t6	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Comparison

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Totals

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	570	44	97	9	2	0	29	9	5	19	164	.170	.197	.193	.390	9	110	4	1	63	3	0
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	178	241	211	14	26	3	1	0	11	0	2	7	76	.123	.150	.147	.297	-15	31	1	0	21	2	0

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Value

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.1	-67	2	-2	0
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	178	241	-0.6	-0.6	-0.7	0.0	-35	1	-2	0

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Sabermetric

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	11	117	132	548	27	.237	73	-73	-7.6	.023	3.5	64.3	14
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	178	241	4	33	34	211	6	.190	25	-33	-3.4	.024	2.8	0.0	2

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.200	2			.000	6.0		0
2	Kelly Downs	26-31	1987	1992	8	4	0	0	0	4	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Win Probability

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	-7.1	-7.1	-0.7	-76.62	-7.8	-75.16	0.92
2	Kelly Downs	25-32	1986	1993	178	241	-3.2	-3.3	-0.3	-31.30	-3.3	-34.16	0.90

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Head-to-Head Batting

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Totals

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kelly Downs	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: Game Logs

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John Denny vs. Kelly Downs: 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	John Denny	CIN	1986-08-14	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.040	0.43	0.01%	0.04			P
2	Kelly Downs	SFG	1986-08-14	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.029	1.44	-0.04%	-0.20			P

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