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Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Pitching Comparison

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Totals

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	122	99	.552	3.67	345	273	28	101	25	5	2017.1	1988	909	822	198	495	52	880	45	6	18	8407	2630	104	3.70	1.231	8.9	0.9	2.2	3.9
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	38	44	.463	4.33	247	59	103	12	1	28	656.1	622	352	316	70	368	15	355	16	3	25	2907	1036	96	4.54	1.508	8.5	1.0	5.0	4.9

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	0	1	.000	5.40	3	1	1	0	0	1	8.1	4	5	5	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	31	7			0.840	4.3	1.1	3.2	5.4

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Value

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	345	273	2017.1	20.8	5.0
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	59	656.1	3.0	-2.0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Totals Against

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	345	273	2017.1	2630	7713	1463	284	43	114	28	80.28	2	189	106	44	.258	.305	.383	.687	92	.125	.268	909	2952	525	2528	2630
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	59	656.1	1036	2460	452	81	19	31	17	64.58	5	67	38	24	.253	.351	.387	.737	100	.134	.268	334	941	170	1006	1036

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	3	1	8.1	7	28											.143	.226					.136				7	7

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Starting & Relieving

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	149	55	53.2	56	13	23	4	55.6	28	72
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	24	41	46.9	168	72	43	12	70.0	103	188

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959								100.0	1	2

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Ratios

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	345	273	2017.1	10.5	5.9	4.6
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	59	656.1	12.2	12.7	-0.4

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	3	1	8.1	16.1	9.7	6.5

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Pitch Summary

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	345	273	2017.1		106
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	59	656.1

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	3	1	8.1

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Totals

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dave Sisler	1	1	.500	4.37	9	3	3	1	0	2	22.2	21	11	11	2	14	0	8	0	0	2	100	1.544	8.3	0.8	5.6	3.2
2	Dick Donovan	3	1	.750	4.46	9	7	0	2	1	0	40.1	32	20	20	5	17	1	16	1	0	0	168	1.215	7.1	1.1	3.8	3.6

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Game Logs

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Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-09-04 (1)	8-8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.49	0	0	0.37
2	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-09-04 (1)	6-GF, S	4.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	17	5	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				0.1	-0.05	0	0	1.70
3	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-05-01 (2)	GS-1	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	39			-0.2	-1.74			1.13
4	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-05-01 (2)	7-GF(8)	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	3	6	1	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	1				0.0	-0.02	0	0	0.37
5	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-04-22	GS-5	5.0	6	4	4	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	8	19	3	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	1	0	3	40			-0.2	-1.46			1.16
6	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-04-22	7-8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.02	0	0	1.94
7	Dick Donovan	CHW	1959-09-20	5-6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.58	0	0	0.42
8	Dave Sisler	DET	1959-09-20	8-8, H	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.4	1.55	3	0	7.29
9	Dick Donovan	CHW	1959-09-02 (1)	GS-8, W	8.0	4	2	2	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	33	9	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	62			0.2	1.87			0.48
10	Dave Sisler	DET	1959-09-02 (1)	5-6	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	9	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.03	0	0	0.10
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Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dick Donovan (Pitcher) vs. Dave Sisler (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dick Donovan (Pitcher) vs. Dave Sisler (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	1958	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dick Donovan (Pitcher) vs. Dave Sisler (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dick Donovan (Pitcher) vs. Dave Sisler (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1958	1958-06-08 (2)	BOS	CHW	down 1-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 1B unassisted
2	1958	1958-06-08 (2)	BOS	CHW	ahead 1-2	b5	---	1		Flyball: 3B

Dave Sisler (Pitcher) vs. Dick Donovan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave Sisler (Pitcher) vs. Dick Donovan (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	1957	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1958	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1959	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Sisler (Pitcher) vs. Dick Donovan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave Sisler (Pitcher) vs. Dick Donovan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1957	1957-07-20	CHW	BOS	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	0		Strikeout
2	1958	1958-06-08 (2)	CHW	BOS	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2		Flyball: RF
3	1958	1958-06-08 (2)	CHW	BOS	ahead 0-1	t5	---	0		Flyball: RF
4	1959	1959-09-02 (1)	CHW	DET	ahead 0-6	b5	1--	1		Walk; A. Smith to 2B

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Comparison

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Totals

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	371	801	694	67	113	14	0	15	64	0	0	78	292	.163	.257	.248	.505	39	172	13	10	18	1	1
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	197	159	14	25	1	1	0	5	0	0	15	48	.157	.227	.176	.403	8	28	3	0	21	2	0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Value

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	371	801	2.4	2.4	2.6	-0.2	-60	-1	-1	0
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	197	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.1	-22	0	1	0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Sabermetric

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	371	801	29	201	206	613	51	.253	116	-61	-6.3	.085	2.4		0
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	197	2	40	43	160	9	.221	19	-22	-2.3	.019	3.3		0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	31	1959	1959	3	3	0	1	1	2		.500	0			.000	3.0		0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Win Probability

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dick Donovan	22-37	1950	1965	371	801	-5.3	-5.6	0.1	-57.01		-59.33	0.96
2	Dave Sisler	24-30	1956	1962	247	197	-1.8	-2.1	0.1	-24.39		-22.19	0.92

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Head-to-Head Batting

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Totals

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dave Sisler	9	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Dick Donovan	9	16	15	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	.133	.188	.133	.321	2	0	0	0	0	0

Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: Game Logs

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Dick Donovan vs. Dave Sisler: 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	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-09-04 (1)		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-09-04 (1)		4	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.96	-0.046	0.00	0.00%	-0.71			P
3	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-05-01 (2)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-05-01 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Dick Donovan	CHW	1960-04-22	*	6	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	0.176	6.89	0.33%	1.39			P
6	Dave Sisler	DET	1960-04-22		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Dick Donovan	CHW	1959-09-20		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Dave Sisler	DET	1959-09-20		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Dick Donovan	CHW	1959-09-02 (1)	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	-0.032	1.25	-0.07%	-0.63			P
10	Dave Sisler	DET	1959-09-02 (1)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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