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Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Pitching Comparison

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	197	171	.535	3.50	1071	361	577	100	20	390	3285.2	3076	1382	1278	347	738	91	2401	75	16	28	13534	3998	116	3.41	1.161	8.4	1.0	2.0	6.6
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	146	155	.485	3.68	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	3814	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	1	3	.250	3.00	28	1	26	0	0	15	36.0	35	12	12	3	3	0	22	0	0	0	141	38		2.34	1.056	8.8	0.8	0.8	5.5
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	0	1	.000	3.98	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	19	10	9	2	3	1	13	0	0	1	85	25		3.17	1.082	8.4	0.9	1.3	5.8

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Value

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	1071	361	3285.2	62.3	30.4
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	20.9	-2.3

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Totals Against

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	1071	361	3285.2	3998	12518	2087	571	71	380	78	82.97	15	146	109	93	.246	.290	.386	.676	84	.140	.277	1427	4830	989	3889	3998
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	3814	10373	1961	464	84	235	110	68.12	13	262	134	73	.264	.321	.391	.712	107	.127	.287	1320	4053	776	3641	3814

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	28	1	36.0	38	132	27	5	0	4	2	66.67	0	2	0	1	.265	.279	.371	.651		.106	.296	17	49	8	38	38
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	25	81	14	2	1	0	0		0	1	1	0	.235	.262	.358	.620		.123	.258	7	29	5	22	25

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	206	57	54.0	349	91	26	71	84.6	577	710
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	230	56	51.3	17	9	53	1	50.0	10	32

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	0	0	30.0	15	7	47	2	88.2	26	27
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	2	67	53.7						0	0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	1071	361	3285.2	17.7	5.5	12.3
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	12.8	7.5	5.4

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	28	1	36.0	15.6	2.1	13.5
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	15.3	3.5	11.8

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	1071	361	3285.2		76
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0		94

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	28	1	36.0	474	66	339	71.52
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	202	101	137	67.82

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	1	1	.500	2.25	3	3	0	2	0	0	24.0	23	8	6	0	5	1	6	0	3	0	101	1.167	8.6	0.0	1.9	2.3
2	Bob Knepper	1	1	.500	2.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	22	7	4	1	6	1	10	1	0	0	82	1.556	11.0	0.5	3.0	5.0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1986-08-25	GS-7	7.0	8	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	2	0	31	10	29	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	59			0.3	2.14			1.11
2	Bob Knepper	HOU	1986-08-25	GS-6	6.0	7	2	2	0	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	27	10	24	5	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	2	51			0.0	0.69			1.17
3	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1985-06-01	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	32	6	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	74			0.4	2.95			0.83
4	Bob Knepper	HOU	1985-06-01	GS-6, L	5.0	10	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	11	24	7	2	1	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	3	38			-0.1	-1.42			0.98
5	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1984-08-15	CG(8), L	8.0	10	6	4	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	38	16	33	8	1	1	1	0	0	13	1	1	1	2	40			-0.3	-2.67			1.22
6	Bob Knepper	HOU	1984-08-15	GS-8, W	7.0	5	2	0	2	0	2	1	4	1	0	0	30	9	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	65			-0.1	-0.04			1.12

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dennis Eckersley (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (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	1984	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1985	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1986	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Dennis Eckersley (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dennis Eckersley (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-08-15	CHC	HOU	ahead 0-2	t2	---	1		Strikeout
2	1984	1984-08-15	CHC	HOU	ahead 0-2	t4	1--	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1984	1984-08-15	CHC	HOU	tied 2-2	t7	---	1		Strikeout
4	1985	1985-06-01	CHC	HOU	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
5	1985	1985-06-01	CHC	HOU	ahead 0-1	t5	---	0		Single
6	1986	1986-08-25	CHC	HOU	down 1-0	t2	12-	1		Flyball: RF; R. Cey to 3B
7	1986	1986-08-25	CHC	HOU	down 1-0	t4	12-	2		Strikeout Looking
8	1986	1986-08-25	CHC	HOU	ahead 1-2	t6	---	2		Groundout: P-1B

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Dennis Eckersley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Dennis Eckersley (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	1984	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	1
2	1985	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1986	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	0	0	1

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Dennis Eckersley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Dennis Eckersley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-08-15	HOU	CHC	down 2-0	b2	12-	2		Flyball: SS
2	1984	1984-08-15	HOU	CHC	tied 2-2	b4	1--	2		Single; M. Bailey to 2B
3	1984	1984-08-15	HOU	CHC	tied 2-2	b6	123	1		Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B
4	1985	1985-06-01	HOU	CHC	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted
5	1986	1986-05-16	HOU	CHC	down 3-2	b2	1-3	0		Bunt Popfly: P
6	1986	1986-08-25	HOU	CHC	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
7	1986	1986-08-25	HOU	CHC	ahead 0-1	b4	-23	2		Flyball: RF

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Comparison

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Totals

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	218	196	181	9	24	3	0	3	12	0	0	9	84	.133	.173	.199	.372	0	36	1	0	5	1	0
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	840	47	115	28	2	6	59	2	0	41	333	.137	.177	.196	.374	6	165	5	2	90	9	0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	28	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0	0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	218	196	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	-0.1	-24	0	-1	0
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.2	-110	3	0	0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Sabermetric

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	218	196	6	33	35	164	8	.221	18	-25	-2.7	.066	2.2		0
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	36	158	166	829	37	.214	100	-107	-11.0	.060	2.5	100.00	2

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	29-43	1984	1998	28	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dennis Eckersley	20-43	1975	1998	218	196	-1.6	-2.0	0.2	-18.69	-2.0	-21.00	0.88
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	-11.0	-10.4	-1.3	-109.26	-11.6	-109.31	0.94

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Batting

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	3	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.100	.100	.100	.200	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	3	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	1	0	0	0	0

Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Dennis Eckersley vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1986-08-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.108	0.00	0.00%	-0.89			P
2	Bob Knepper	HOU	1986-08-25	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.072	2.29	-0.08%	-0.78			P
3	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1985-06-01	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.60	-0.004	1.24	0.00%	-0.38			P
4	Bob Knepper	HOU	1985-06-01	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.018	1.21	-0.02%	-0.14			P
5	Dennis Eckersley	CHC	1984-08-15	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.71	-0.051	2.22	-0.10%	-0.46			P
6	Bob Knepper	HOU	1984-08-15	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.26	-0.234	0.27	-0.02%	-1.66			P

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