Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Pitching Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	107	71	.601	3.15	238	221	3	76	19	0	1606.0	1227	625	562	73	770	15	1493	17	14	92	6674	2077	108	2.86	1.243	6.9	0.4	4.3	8.4

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Value

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	21.5	8.0

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Totals Against

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	2077	5788	924	198	32	177	73	70.80	13	123	65	32	.212	.305	.295	.600	78	.083	.271	527	1708	303	2014	2077

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Starting & Relieving

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	139	63	59.6	11	6	55	0		3	17

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Ratios

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	22.4	11.5	10.8

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Pitch Summary

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0		114

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	1	1	.500	3.00	2	2	0	1	0	0	15.0	10	5	5	2	7	0	12	0	0	0	60	1.133	6.0	1.2	4.2	7.2
2	Bob Forsch	1	1	.500	1.69	2	2	0	1	1	0	16.0	10	3	3	0	9	2	8	0	0	1	64	1.188	5.6	0.0	5.1	4.5

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	1977-07-21	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	34	8	29	2	1	0	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	78			0.4	4.36			0.77
2	J.R. Richard	HOU	1977-07-21	GS-6, L	6.0	4	4	4	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	23	5	22	2	0	1	2	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	53			-0.1	-1.09			0.63
3	Bob Forsch	STL	1976-05-07	GS-7, L	7.0	7	3	3	0	0	4	2	6	0	0	1	30	11	24	5	2	0	1	1	0	9	0	1	1	2	53			-0.1	0.13			0.80
4	J.R. Richard	HOU	1976-05-07	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	6	0	6	0	0	0	37	12	31	5	0	0	0	2	1	9	0	0	0	1	71			0.4	3.03			1.50

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (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	1976	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0
2	1977	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0

Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Forsch (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-05-07	HOU	STL	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1		Double Play: Flyball: C-2B
2	1976	1976-05-07	HOU	STL	ahead 0-2	t4	123	1		Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; G. Gross Scores; W. Howard to 3B
3	1976	1976-05-07	HOU	STL	ahead 0-3	t6	12-	2		Strikeout
4	1977	1977-07-21	HOU	STL	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Flyball: CF
5	1977	1977-07-21	HOU	STL	down 2-0	t5	---	1		Strikeout

J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

J.R. Richard (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	1976	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1977	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances

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J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Bob Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-05-07	STL	HOU	down 1-0	b2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1976	1976-05-07	STL	HOU	down 3-0	b5	---	0		Flyball: RF
3	1977	1977-07-21	STL	HOU	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1		Strikeout Looking
4	1977	1977-07-21	STL	HOU	ahead 0-2	b6	---	0		Strikeout

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Comparison

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Totals

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	552	39	93	10	3	10	50	2	2	4	181	.168	.176	.252	.428	22	139	11	2	41	3	0

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Value

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.1	-57	-1	-4	0

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	23	99	105	516	25	.228	79	-60	-6.2	.083	3.0	50.0	4

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Win Probability

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	-5.2	-5.3	-0.2	-57.13	-6.2	-56.66	0.94

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Bob Forsch	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: Game Logs

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Bob Forsch vs. J.R. Richard: 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	1977-07-21	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	-0.028	0.19	-0.01%	-0.61			P
2	J.R. Richard	HOU	1977-07-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.037	0.03	0.00%	-0.31			P
3	Bob Forsch	STL	1976-05-07	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.94	-0.048	0.99	-0.03%	-0.42			P
4	J.R. Richard	HOU	1976-05-07	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.01	-0.056	1.31	-0.04%	-1.20			P

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