Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Pitching Comparison

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Totals

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	123	107	.535	3.22	405	317	37	73	24	3	2268.1	1946	938	811	177	933	32	1639	31	11	77	9539	3036	106	3.37	1.269	7.7	0.7	3.7	6.5
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	124	99	.556	3.81	345	295	17	79	15	3	2039.1	2105	947	863	202	559	49	750	15	9	40	8544	2774	92	3.99	1.306	9.3	0.9	2.5	3.3

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	0	3	.000	4.87	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	21	14	11	3	8	0	14	0	0	0	91	32		0.65	1.426	9.3	1.3	3.5	6.2
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	3	2	.600	3.24	9	3	3	1	0	0	25.0	17	9	9	3	7	2	12	0	0	0	98	25		2.51	0.960	6.1	1.1	2.5	4.3

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Value

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	22.5	3.6
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	345	295	2039.1	6.4	-11.3

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Totals Against

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	3036	8397	1434	285	50	93	62	60.00	29	175	119	57	.232	.309	.341	.650	92	.109	.267	892	2862	512	2910	3036
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	345	295	2039.1	2774	7792	1463	387	53	70	66	51.47	15	200	116	62	.270	.318	.411	.729	110	.141	.276	1034	3204	642	2679	2774

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	32	81	12	4	2	1	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.259	.326	.469	.795		.210	.281	13	38	9	29	32
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	9	3	25.0	25	89	13	1	0	0	0		0	1	0	2	.191	.245	.303	.548		.112	.184	9	27	4	24	25

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Starting & Relieving

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	193	61	55.6	37	16	43	3	50.0	37	88
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	163	55	50.9	54	17	31	3	50.0	17	50

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	1	33	47.3	1	1	100	0		0	3
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	1	33	52.7	9	1	11	0		3	6

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Ratios

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	17.2	9.8	7.4
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	345	295	2039.1	8.8	6.5	2.2

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	15.4	8.8	6.6
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	9	3	25.0	12.2	7.1	5.1

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Pitch Summary

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1		78
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	345	295	2039.1

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	240	79	152	63.33
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	9	3	25.0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Totals

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Ross Grimsley	0	0		9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	7	4	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	21	2.500	15.8	2.3	6.8	2.3
2	Al Downing	0	0		6.23	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	4	3	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	20	1.615	8.3	0.0	6.2	4.2

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Game Logs

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Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1973-05-16	GS-5	4.1	4	3	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	20	7	16	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	42			-0.2	-1.66			1.20
2	Ross Grimsley	CIN	1973-05-16	GS-4	4.0	7	4	4	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	21	10	17	5	1	0	1	0	0	11	0	1	0	2	30			-0.3	-2.25			0.73

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batter vs. Pitcher

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Ross Grimsley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Ross Grimsley (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	1973	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Ross Grimsley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Ross Grimsley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-05-16	CIN	LAD	down 3-0	b3	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; D. Menke to 2B

Ross Grimsley (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ross Grimsley (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (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	1973	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Ross Grimsley (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ross Grimsley (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-05-16	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-3	t2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; S. Yeager to 2B
2	1973	1973-05-16	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-4	t4	---	1		Flyball: RF

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Comparison

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Totals

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	717	36	91	12	3	2	51	0	0	37	293	.127	.169	.160	.330	-5	115	15	0	53	2	0
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	174	400	353	21	45	4	0	0	15	0	0	6	116	.127	.144	.139	.283	-19	49	5	1	39	1	0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	9	7	6	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.500	.833	3	0	0	1	0	0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Value

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-0.2	-98	0	-3	0
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	174	400	-1.3	-1.3	-1.4	0.1	-57	1	-1	0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Sabermetric

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	17	128	136	696	21	.210	85	-100	-10.8	.033	2.4		0
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	174	400	4	52	56	353	10	.189	36	-57	-5.9	.011	3.0		0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	1.7		0
2	Ross Grimsley	22-24	1972	1974	9	7	1	2	2	5	2	.667	1			.167	2.0		0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Win Probability

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-8.6	-9.7	0.1	-83.44	-9.1	-96.89	0.89
2	Ross Grimsley	21-32	1971	1982	174	400	-4.2	-5.6	0.7	-53.49	-5.9	-57.10	0.86

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Totals

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Ross Grimsley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Al Downing	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: Game Logs

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Al Downing vs. Ross Grimsley: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1973-05-16	*	5	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.44	-0.014	0.62	-0.01%	-0.31			P
2	Ross Grimsley	CIN	1973-05-16	*	5	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.019	2.37	-0.02%	-0.17			P

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