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Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Pitching Comparison

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Totals

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	131	91	.590	3.39	280	264	8	105	29	2	1886.0	1646	778	711	242	548	24	1282	26	9	27	7719	2288	101	3.72	1.163	7.9	1.2	2.6	6.1

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	1	2	.333	3.24	3	3	0	1	0	0	16.2	18	8	6	1	4	0	13	0	0	0	73	24			1.320	9.7	0.5	2.2	7.0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Value

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	20.5	4.7

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Totals Against

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	2288	7026	1111	249	44	96	45	68.09	5	115	76	43	.234	.290	.386	.676	98	.151	.253	803	2709	535	2220	2288

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2	24	68	14	1	2	2	0	100.00	0	1	1	0	.265	.306	.382	.688		.118	.315	8	26	4	22	24

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Starting & Relieving

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	160	61	56.7	13	3	23	0	100.0	8	16

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	1	33	52.3						0	0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Ratios

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	16.6	7.1	9.5

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2	17.8	5.5	12.3

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Pitch Summary

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	154	77	93	60.39
2	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Totals

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	3	1	.750	2.59	5	4	1	2	1	0	31.1	26	9	9	7	7	0	27	0	0	0	126	1.053	7.5	2.0	2.0	7.8
2	Al Downing	1	1	.500	3.34	5	4	1	1	0	0	29.2	25	12	11	4	12	2	21	0	0	0	118	1.247	7.6	1.2	3.6	6.4

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Game Logs

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Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	NYY	1968-04-27	9-GF	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	0.36	0	0	0.00
2	Denny McLain	DET	1968-04-27	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	33	7	31	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	81			0.2	3.25			0.63
3	Al Downing	NYY	1967-06-23	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	32	7	31	6	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	75			0.4	2.51			0.94
4	Denny McLain	DET	1967-06-23	GS-5, L	4.1	5	3	3	0	3	3	0	5	0	0	0	21	8	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	3	43			-0.2	-1.84			0.50
5	Al Downing	NYY	1967-05-20	GS-7, L	6.1	4	3	3	0	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	25	9	20	2	0	1	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	2	52			-0.1	0.13			1.08
6	Denny McLain	DET	1967-05-20	CG, W	9.0	7	1	1	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	34	8	33	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	76			0.4	2.80			0.99
7	Al Downing	NYY	1965-09-18	GS-8	7.1	7	3	2	1	0	4	1	5	0	0	0	30	12	26	4	2	1	0	0	0	11	4	0	0	3	55			-0.1	0.01			1.67
8	Denny McLain	DET	1965-09-18	8-GF(10), W	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	10	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.5	1.67	1	0	2.31
9	Al Downing	NYY	1965-08-08	GS-6	6.0	8	5	5	0	3	2	0	6	0	0	0	28	10	26	5	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	3	40			-0.3	-2.34			0.85
10	Denny McLain	DET	1965-08-08	GS-7	6.0	9	5	5	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	28	10	28	5	1	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	4	38			-0.3	-2.34			1.08

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batter vs. Pitcher

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (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	1965	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0
2	1967	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	1

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1965	1965-08-08	DET	NYY	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: CF
2	1965	1965-08-08	DET	NYY	ahead 3-4	b4	---	2		Walk
3	1965	1965-08-08	DET	NYY	ahead 3-5	b6	---	1		Flyball: 1B
4	1967	1967-05-20	DET	NYY	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1		Strikeout
5	1967	1967-05-20	DET	NYY	tied 1-1	b5	12-	2		Flyball: RF
6	1967	1967-06-23	DET	NYY	down 1-0	t3	1--	0		Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B

Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Denny McLain (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	1965	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1967	4	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.250	1.750	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	3	0	0	2	4	0	2	.500	.500	1.500	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1965	1965-08-08	NYY	DET	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1965	1965-08-08	NYY	DET	down 3-0	t4	12-	2		Home Run (CF-RF); J. Pepitone Scores; C. Boyer Scores
3	1967	1967-05-20	NYY	DET	down 1-0	t3	---	2		Single to SS
4	1967	1967-05-20	NYY	DET	tied 1-1	t5	-2-	1		Groundout: 3B-1B; R. Amaro to 3B
5	1967	1967-06-23	NYY	DET	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	1967	1967-06-23	NYY	DET	ahead 0-3	b4	---	2		Strikeout

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batting Comparison

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batting Totals

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	616	32	82	5	2	1	31	1	0	25	244	.133	.166	.153	.318	-8	94	10	0	64	4	0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batting Value

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	-1.2	-1.2	-1.0	-0.2	-85	1	-2	0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batting Sabermetric

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	8	107	119	612	19	.216	62	-90	-9.6	.019	2.5	100.00	1

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	7	0	0	0	8	0	.000	0			.000	1.5		0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Batting Win Probability

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	-7.2	-8.5	0.3	-81.86	-9.0	-87.11	0.88

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Totals

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	Denny McLain	5	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.083	.000	.083	0	1	0	0	0	0
2	Al Downing	5	9	9	2	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	9	0	0	0	0	0

Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: Game Logs

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Al Downing vs. Denny McLain: 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	NYY	1968-04-27		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Denny McLain	DET	1968-04-27	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80	-0.111	2.58	-0.22%	-1.60			P
3	Al Downing	NYY	1967-06-23	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	0.084	0.35	0.03%	0.51			P
4	Denny McLain	DET	1967-06-23	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.94	-0.088	7.76	-0.21%	-0.67			P
5	Al Downing	NYY	1967-05-20	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.026	1.87	-0.03%	-0.18			P
6	Denny McLain	DET	1967-05-20	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	-0.082	4.97	-0.20%	-0.90			P
7	Al Downing	NYY	1965-09-18	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	-0.016	0.00	0.00%	-0.18			P
8	Denny McLain	DET	1965-09-18		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.054	0.00	0.00%	-0.21			P
9	Al Downing	NYY	1965-08-08	*	7	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.268	0.02	0.00%	2.48			P
10	Denny McLain	DET	1965-08-08	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.021	0.37	-0.01%	-0.24			P

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