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

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Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Pitching Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	168	136	.553	3.76	498	422	19	67	19	3	2794.2	2777	1319	1169	216	832	84	1133	45	18	93	11715	3801	98	3.84	1.291	8.9	0.7	2.7	3.6
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	174	150	.537	3.49	451	410	18	127	31	3	2867.1	2787	1273	1111	249	910	70	1601	49	2	98	12069	3905	105	3.57	1.289	8.7	0.8	2.9	5.0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	3	4	.429	5.79	12	5	1	1	1	0	37.1	42	27	24	5	12	1	19	3	0	1	169	62		1.31	1.446	10.1	1.2	2.9	4.6
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	6	4	.600	2.30	13	12	0	2	1	0	70.1	61	22	18	2	18	1	39	0	0	1	286	86		1.17	1.123	7.8	0.3	2.3	5.0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Value

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	498	422	2794.2	18.9	-5.1
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	451	410	2867.1	27.0	1.0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Totals Against

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	498	422	2794.2	3801	10626	1983	494	84	218	104	67.70	24	270	106	101	.261	.315	.385	.700	99	.123	.273	1303	4087	794	3654	3801
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	451	410	2867.1	3905	10942	1995	445	98	151	108	58.30	15	255	107	57	.255	.313	.382	.695	98	.127	.277	1325	4175	792	3746	3905

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	12	5	37.1	62	152	30	6	1	0	2	0.00	0	4	1	0	.276	.341	.428	.769		.151	.289	24	65	12	57	62
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	13	12	70.1	86	264	44	13	2	1	1	50.00	2	6	4	0	.231	.280	.318	.598		.087	.265	26	84	17	79	86

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Starting & Relieving

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	234	55	50.9	38	10	26	2	60.0	19	76
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	232	57	53.5	20	10	50	2	60.0	18	41

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	2	40	47.6	9	4	44	0		1	7
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	5	42	56.5	1	0	0	0		0	1

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Ratios

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	498	422	2794.2	9.7	7.1	2.6
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	451	410	2867.1	13.3	7.5	5.7

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	12	5	37.1	11.2	7.1	4.1
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	13	12	70.1	13.6	6.3	7.3

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Pitch Summary

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	498	422	2794.2		76
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	451	410	2867.1		97

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	12	5	37.1	568	80	352	61.97
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	13	12	70.1	175	88	106	60.57

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

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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 Holtzman	0	1	.000	7.20	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1.600	12.6	1.8	1.8	0.0
2	Bob Forsch	1	0	1.000	4.70	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.2	9	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	1.304	10.6	1.2	1.2	1.2

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	STL	1979-08-05 (2)	GS-8, W	7.2	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	11	30	7	1	0	0	0	0	13	3	0	0	2	45			0.1	-0.10			0.99
2	Ken Holtzman	CHC	1979-08-05 (2)	GS-5, L	5.0	7	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	8	19	6	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	0	1	36			-0.2	-1.42			0.92

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Ken Holtzman (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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

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

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Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Ken Holtzman (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-08-05 (2)	STL	CHC	ahead 0-2	t2	---	2		Lineout: CF
2	1979	1979-08-05 (2)	STL	CHC	ahead 2-3	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; M. Tyson to 2B

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

Ken Holtzman (Pitcher) vs. Bob 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	1979	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Ken Holtzman (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-08-05 (2)	CHC	STL	down 3-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: P-1B

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	509	1041	893	77	190	45	8	12	84	3	1	27	249	.213	.235	.321	.557	53	287	14	1	115	5	0
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	283	665	607	35	99	19	1	2	34	0	0	17	170	.163	.186	.208	.393	8	126	11	0	40	1	0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	12	7	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.333	.400	.733	2	0	0	1	1	0
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	13	14	13	4	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	.308	.357	.769	1.126	10	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Value

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	509	1041	5.7	5.6	5.6	0.2	-64	1	-4	0
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	283	665	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	-71	2	-2	0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	509	1041	65	218	225	838	77	.279	149	-62	-6.5	.109	3.6	75.0	4
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	283	665	22	116	127	560	25	.222	67	-78	-8.4	.044	3.6		0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	32-37	1982	1987	12	7	0	2	2	5	1	.333	2			.000			0
2	Ken Holtzman	26-29	1972	1975	13	14	4	5	5	9	7	.300	4			.462	6.5		0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Win Probability

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Forsch	24-39	1974	1989	509	1041	-5.1	-6.6	0.9	-68.80	-7.3	-70.41	0.89
2	Ken Holtzman	19-33	1965	1979	283	665	-7.5	-7.2	-1.0	-80.07	-8.2	-73.58	0.90

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

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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 Holtzman	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Forsch	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. Ken Holtzman: 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	Bob Forsch	STL	1979-08-05 (2)	*	8	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.98	-0.024	0.29	0.00%	-0.41			P
2	Ken Holtzman	CHC	1979-08-05 (2)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.92	-0.024	1.61	-0.03%	-0.24			P

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