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Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Pitching Comparison

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	63	64	.496	3.96	432	76	195	20	4	55	1156.2	1165	567	509	98	421	40	576	32	2	34	4983	1689	100	3.77	1.371	9.1	0.8	3.3	4.5
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	81	91	.471	3.78	412	171	132	44	11	23	1548.0	1442	728	650	130	725	55	849	26	0	39	6708	2277	99	3.94	1.400	8.4	0.8	4.2	4.9

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	4	2	.667	2.75	10	6	1	1	1	0	36.0	24	16	11	3	19	1	24	2	0	0	153	45			1.194	6.0	0.8	4.8	6.0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Value

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	432	76	1156.2	8.0	-1.0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.5	0.0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Totals Against

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	432	76	1156.2	1689	4425	852	187	28	35	25	58.33	3	114	64	40	.263	.329	.385	.714	97	.121	.282	565	1690	313	1618	1689
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	2277	5851	1038	228	46	77	37	67.54	4	111	81	28	.246	.331	.368	.699	98	.121	.268	721	2152	404	2193	2277

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	45	128											.188	.302					.208				45	45

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	38	50	49.1	330	115	35	23	70.5	195	356
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	74	43	50.1	191	72	38	8	74.2	132	241

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962									1	4

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Ratios

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	432	76	1156.2	11.6	8.4	3.1
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.7	10.8	1.8

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	15.7	12.4	3.3

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	432	76	1156.2
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0		23

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	3	1	.750	3.83	11	5	2	2	1	0	47.0	45	21	20	1	26	1	23	0	0	3	205	1.511	8.6	0.2	5.0	4.4
2	Mike Fornieles	0	2	.000	4.58	11	0	5	0	0	1	17.2	23	9	9	2	4	1	3	0	0	0	76	1.528	11.7	1.0	2.0	1.5

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Game Logs

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Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-07-30 (2)	2-5	3.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	4	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1				0.0	-0.22	1	1	0.20
2	Don Larsen	CHW	1961-07-30 (2)	5-6	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.90	3	0	1.84
3	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-05-03	9-GF(10), L	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1				0.0	-0.57	2	0	3.39
4	Don Larsen	KCA	1961-05-03	10-GF(10), W	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.51	0	0	2.80
5	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-04-11	8-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	0.52	0	0	0.25
6	Don Larsen	KCA	1961-04-11	7-8, H	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	4	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.90	0	0	1.65
7	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1960-05-25	8-8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-1.00	2	1	4.10
8	Don Larsen	KCA	1960-05-25	GS-6, L	5.1	8	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	9	22	4	4	0	1	0	0	12	0	1	1	4	41			-0.1	-0.72			1.07
9	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1959-09-20	8-GF(8)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		10	8	0.0	-0.53	0	0	0.26
10	Don Larsen	NYY	1959-09-20	5-7	2.1	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	13	7	10	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1		43	22	-0.2	-0.75	0	0	1.92
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Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mike Fornieles (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike Fornieles (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (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	1954	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1958	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1961	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	0	0	0	0

Mike Fornieles (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike Fornieles (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-30	BAL	CHW	ahead 0-2	b5	---	2		Foul Popfly: C
2	1954	1954-05-30	BAL	CHW	ahead 1-4	b7	--3	2		Single to LF; R. Murray Scores
3	1958	1958-08-10 (1)	NYY	BOS	ahead 0-4	b5	1-3	2		Single to P/Bunt; N. Siebern stays at 3B; M. Throneberry to 2B
4	1961	1961-04-11	KCA	BOS	ahead 1-4	t8	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
5	1961	1961-05-03	KCA	BOS	tied 8-8	b10	-2-	0		Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; W. Causey to 3B; D. Larsen to 1B
6	1961	1961-06-05 (1)	KCA	BOS	down 6-2	t9	-2-	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Mike Fornieles (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Mike Fornieles (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	1954	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1961	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Mike Fornieles (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Mike Fornieles (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-30	CHW	BAL	down 2-0	t5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1954	1954-05-30	CHW	BAL	down 2-1	t7	---	1		Flyball: CF
3	1961	1961-05-03	BOS	KCA	tied 8-8	t10	12-	2		Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Comparison

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Totals

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	440	332	308	25	52	7	1	1	16	1	0	3	63	.169	.177	.208	.385	4	64	5	0	21	0	0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	596	65	144	25	5	14	72	0	3	43	138	.242	.291	.371	.662	81	221	15	0	11	3	0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.111	.333	.111	.444	1	0	0	1	0	0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Value

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	440	332	-0.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.2	-43	1	-1	0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	5.9	5.8	5.9	0.0	-11	1	-2	0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Sabermetric

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	440	332	9	55	59	282	12	.209	40	-43	-4.4	.039	4.9	100.00	1
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	44	187	201	484	65	.291	123	-18	-1.8	.129	4.3	0.00	3

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	0	4	4	9		.143	3			.000	4.5		0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Win Probability

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mike Fornieles	20-31	1952	1963	440	332	-3.2	-4.0	0.6	-47.02		-46.16	0.93
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	-1.9	0.1	-2.0	-6.20		-1.86	1.03

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Head-to-Head Batting

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	11	22	20	2	6	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	.300	.333	.400	.733	8	0	0	1	0	0
2	Mike Fornieles	11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: Game Logs

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Mike Fornieles vs. Don Larsen: 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	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-07-30 (2)		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	-0.005	0.00	0.00%	-0.17			P
2	Don Larsen	CHW	1961-07-30 (2)		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.017	0.00	0.00%	-0.36			P
3	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-05-03		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.47	-0.115	8.28	-0.13%	-0.44			P
4	Don Larsen	KCA	1961-05-03		1	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	0.126	3.90	0.11%	0.72			P
5	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1961-04-11		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Don Larsen	KCA	1961-04-11		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	-0.007	0.58	-0.01%	-0.24			P
7	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1960-05-25		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Don Larsen	KCA	1960-05-25	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.056	1.24	-0.04%	-0.46			P
9	Mike Fornieles	BOS	1959-09-20		2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Don Larsen	NYY	1959-09-20		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.029	0.00	0.00%	-0.22			P
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