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Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Pitching Comparison

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Totals

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	236	106	.690	2.75	498	438	35	156	45	11	3170.1	2766	1107	967	228	1086	49	1956	28	5	75	13036	4058	133	3.26	1.215	7.9	0.6	3.1	5.6
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	20	22	.476	3.75	104	45	16	9	1	0	408.0	400	198	170	38	207	16	234	2	1	18	1770	627	98	4.07	1.488	8.8	0.8	4.6	5.2

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	10	8	.556	2.71	22	22	0	7	3	0	146.0	132	51	44	8	34	2	94	3	0	4	594	169			1.137	8.1	0.5	2.1	5.8

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Value

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	53.6	28.6
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	45	408.0	3.7	0.3

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Totals Against

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	4058	11750	2077	377	84	30	54	35.71	51	355	117	49	.235	.300	.340	.640	82	.105	.264	1205	3995	689	3880	4058
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	45	408.0	627	1538	297	56	9	26	17	60.47	2	44	14	9	.260	.347	.382	.729	110	.122	.284	204	587	103	609	627

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0	169	549											.240	.288					.277				169	169

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Starting & Relieving

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	282	64	57.8	43	15	35	8	57.9	35	60
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	28	62	52.4	39	12	31	1	0.0	16	59

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964									0	0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Ratios

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1	15.0	8.3	6.7
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	45	408.0	13.2	11.7	1.5

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0	15.8	5.7	10.1

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Pitch Summary

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	498	438	3170.1		82
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	45	408.0		66

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	22	146.0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Head-to-Head Pitching

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Totals

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Tom Kelley	1	0	1.000	4.26	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	6	3	3	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	26	1.105	8.5	1.4	1.4	8.5
2	Whitey Ford	0	1	.000	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	23	0.833	6.0	1.5	1.5	4.5

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Game Logs

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Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	NYY	1965-09-22	GS-7, L	6.0	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	23	5	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	54			-0.2	-0.40			1.04
2	Tom Kelley	CLE	1965-09-22	GS-7, W	6.1	6	3	3	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	26	7	25	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	54			-0.2	-0.59			0.98

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batter vs. Pitcher

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Tom Kelley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Tom Kelley (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	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

Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Tom Kelley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Whitey Ford (Pitcher) vs. Tom Kelley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1965	1965-09-22	CLE	NYY	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
2	1965	1965-09-22	CLE	NYY	tied 0-0	t6	---	0		Bunt Groundout: P-1B

Tom Kelley (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tom Kelley (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Tom Kelley (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tom Kelley (Pitcher) vs. Whitey Ford (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1965	1965-09-22	NYY	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	1--	1		Strikeout
2	1965	1965-09-22	NYY	CLE	tied 0-0	b6	---	0		Strikeout

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Comparison

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Totals

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	1023	91	177	19	0	3	69	3	2	113	224	.173	.256	.200	.457	28	205	10	3	65	4	0
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	124	116	4	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	61	.095	.118	.095	.212	-40	11	1	0	5	0	0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	57	49	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	14	.082	.196	.082	.278	4	1	0	1	0	0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Value

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	3.5	3.5	3.7	-0.3	-100	5	-3	0
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	124	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	0.0	-21	1	0	0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Sabermetric

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	22	293	305	927	65	.218	157	-100	-10.4	.027	4.6	60.00	5
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	124	0	14	15	111	3	.200	8	-22	-2.5	.000	1.9		0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	21-35	1950	1964	22	57	0	11	11	47		.114	7			.000	3.5		0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Win Probability

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Whitey Ford	21-38	1950	1967	500	1208	-7.3	-9.3	0.7	-85.88		-96.34	0.84
2	Tom Kelley	20-29	1964	1973	104	124	-2.2	-2.2	-0.2	-16.67		-20.04	0.89

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Head-to-Head Batting

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Totals

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Tom Kelley	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Whitey Ford	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: Game Logs

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Whitey Ford vs. Tom Kelley: 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	Whitey Ford	NYY	1965-09-22	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.063	0.00	0.00%	-0.47			P
2	Tom Kelley	CLE	1965-09-22	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.037	0.00	0.00%	0.02			P

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