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Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Pitching Comparison

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	114	113	.502	3.37	521	241	177	70	18	51	2127.1	2071	881	796	155	586	68	1047	47	7	43	8852	2813	106	3.49	1.249	8.8	0.7	2.5	4.4
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

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	0	1	.000	4.15	2	1	0	1	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	36	11		3.21	1.269	10.4	1.0	1.0	6.2
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

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Value

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	27.0	8.5
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	20.9	-2.3

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Totals Against

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	2813	8071	1578	297	41	134	71	65.37	4	201	90	56	.257	.309	.361	.670	93	.105	.277	911	2915	493	2704	2813
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

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2	11	34	8	0	1	2	1	66.67	0	0	1	0	.294	.314	.441	.755		.147	.333	5	15	2	11	11
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

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	146	61	53.5	238	84	35	29	63.8	177	280
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	230	56	51.3	17	9	53	1	50.0	10	32

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	1	100	58.0	2	2	100	1	0.0	0	1
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	2	67	53.7						0	0

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	11.8	6.6	5.2
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	12.8	7.5	5.4

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2	16.7	2.8	13.9
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	15.3	3.5	11.8

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1		89
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0		94

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2	121	111	88	72.73
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	202	101	137	67.82

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	0	0		2.89	2	1	0	0	0	0	9.1	7	3	3	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	37	1.179	6.8	0.0	3.9	3.9
2	Bob Knepper	1	0	1.000	1.88	2	2	0	1	1	0	14.1	9	3	3	0	10	1	13	0	0	1	62	1.326	5.7	0.0	6.3	8.2

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-09-15	GS-8	7.1	5	3	3	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	29	10	24	4	0	1	2	1	0	7	2	1	0	1	54			0.1	1.16			1.37
2	Bob Knepper	SFG	1979-09-15	GS-6	5.1	5	3	3	0	0	5	1	6	0	0	0	26	10	21	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	47			-0.1	-1.88			1.05
3	Ken Forsch	HOU	1977-08-09 (2)	5-6	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.97	0	0	0.09
4	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-08-09 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	5	0	7	0	0	1	36	9	31	3	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	81			0.2	4.36			0.46

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ken Forsch (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	1979	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

Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-09-15	HOU	SFG	tied 0-0	t2	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1979	1979-09-15	HOU	SFG	ahead 0-1	t5	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (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	1977	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-08-09 (2)	SFG	HOU	ahead 0-5	b6	---	1		Single to CF
2	1979	1979-09-15	SFG	HOU	down 1-0	b3	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Comparison

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Totals

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	383	16	52	6	0	0	17	1	0	16	163	.136	.170	.151	.322	-7	58	3	0	39	0	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

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	2	0	0	1	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

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	0.0	-57	0	-1	0
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.2	-110	3	0	0

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Sabermetric

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	6	68	70	373	14	.236	33	-56	-5.6	.016	2.3	100.00	1
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

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	3	0	2	2	1	2	1.000	0			.000			0
2	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	-5.2	-5.7	0.3	-56.39	-6.0	-59.47	0.95
2	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	-11.0	-10.4	-1.3	-109.26	-11.6	-109.31	0.94

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Batting

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	2	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	0	0	0

Ken Forsch vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Ken Forsch 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	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-09-15	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.096	6.80	-0.32%	-1.38			P
2	Bob Knepper	SFG	1979-09-15	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.90	-0.042	0.00	0.00%	-0.33			P
3	Ken Forsch	HOU	1977-08-09 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-08-09 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	0.026	0.00	0.00%	0.06			P

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