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Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Pitching Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	152	156	.494	3.46	535	360	73	87	24	12	2622.0	2314	1150	1007	199	958	56	1760	42	18	67	10902	3455	102	3.38	1.248	7.9	0.7	3.3	6.0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	0	1	.000	3.66	6	2	1	1	0	0	19.2	18	8	8	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	77	22		1.27	1.119	8.2	0.5	1.8	6.9

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Value

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	20.6	-2.2

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Totals Against

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	3455	9706	1685	385	45	134	109	55.14	21	220	130	67	.238	.308	.349	.656	90	.110	.271	1049	3386	629	3314	3455

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	22	72	11	4	2	1	1	50.00	0	2	1	0	.250	.289	.403	.692		.153	.304	8	29	7	22	22

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Starting & Relieving

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	204	57	54.2	173	53	31	12	50.0	73	175

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	1	50	50.0	6	2	33	0		1	4

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Ratios

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	16.1	8.8	7.4

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	19.5	5.2	14.3

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	219	77	145	66.21

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Bob Forsch	1	1	.500	1.99	3	3	0	1	0	0	22.2	21	11	5	0	7	0	7	1	0	2	97	1.235	8.3	0.0	2.8	2.8
2	Rudy May	1	1	.500	5.79	3	1	1	0	0	0	9.1	14	7	6	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	42	1.607	13.5	0.0	1.0	4.8

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	1979-05-27 (2)	CG, W	9.0	8	3	2	1	0	4	0	4	0	0	1	38	12	33	6	1	1	2	0	0	11	1	0	1	2	61			0.1	1.19			0.94
2	Rudy May	MON	1979-05-27 (2)	8-9	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	4	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				0.0	-2.51	0	0	0.08
3	Bob Forsch	STL	1978-06-25	GS-7	6.2	6	5	2	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	31	11	27	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	47			-0.4	-2.37			1.43
4	Rudy May	MON	1978-06-25	7-GF(8), L	2.0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	3	8	1	2	0	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	2				-0.3	-1.12	0	0	1.05
5	Bob Forsch	STL	1978-05-23	GS-7, L	7.0	7	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	28	10	26	6	1	0	0	1	0	8	1	0	1	1	56			-0.1	0.09			1.18
6	Rudy May	MON	1978-05-23	GS-7, W	6.1	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	26	9	25	6	1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	1	56			0.1	1.25			1.24

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (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	1978	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-05-23	STL	MON	down 1-0	b3	-2-	1		Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; J. Mumphrey out at 3B/SS
2	1978	1978-05-23	STL	MON	down 1-0	b5	1--	2		Double to LF; J. Mumphrey Scores
3	1979	1979-05-27 (2)	STL	MON	ahead 2-6	t8	---	2		Strikeout

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rudy May (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	1978	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	0	0

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-05-23	MON	STL	tied 0-0	t3	--3	1		Strikeout Looking
2	1978	1978-05-23	MON	STL	ahead 0-1	t5	1--	2		Single to RF; L. Parrish to 3B
3	1978	1978-05-23	MON	STL	ahead 1-3	t7	---	1		Walk

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batting Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batting Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	341	12	42	9	0	0	14	0	0	22	164	.123	.180	.150	.330	-4	51	4	2	17	1	0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batting Value

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-45	1	-2	0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	9	66	69	321	11	.236	26	-47	-5.0	.026	2.1		0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Batting Win Probability

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-4.7	-5.0	-0.1	-46.23	-5.1	-48.93	0.91

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	Bob Forsch	3	9	8	1	3	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.375	.333	.875	1.208	7	1	0	0	1	0
2	Rudy May	3	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. Rudy May: 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	1979-05-27 (2)	*	9	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.106	1.70	-0.11%	-1.50			P
2	Rudy May	MON	1979-05-27 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Bob Forsch	STL	1978-06-25	*	7	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.83	0.203	0.05	0.01%	1.55			P
4	Rudy May	MON	1978-06-25		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Bob Forsch	STL	1978-05-23	*	7	9	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.133	0.80	0.05%	0.67			P
6	Rudy May	MON	1978-05-23	*	7	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.98	-0.027	1.64	-0.03%	-0.07			P

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