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Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	48	63	.432	3.74	217	148	20	26	6	0	1025.1	988	481	426	99	383	28	501	21	2	26	4364	1448	97	4.02	1.337	8.7	0.9	3.4	4.4
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	221	204	.520	3.59	702	500	93	107	29	16	3584.1	3466	1620	1431	276	1262	71	1747	65	8	172	15166	4959	98	3.79	1.319	8.7	0.7	3.2	4.4

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	1	7	2	0	0	82	22		3.05	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Value

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	217	148	1025.1	6.1	-2.9
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Totals Against

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	217	148	1025.1	1448	3888	727	134	28	76	34	69.09	10	89	43	28	.254	.322	.379	.702	102	.125	.268	481	1475	261	1392	1448
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	4959	13599	2594	508	88	415	122	77.28	14	282	126	112	.255	.319	.366	.685	99	.111	.273	1606	4978	872	4793	4959

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	22	74	11	3	0	2	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.189	.259	.230	.489		.041	.209	6	17	3	21	22

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	86	58	50.9	33	15	45	1	0.0	20	69
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	217	148	1025.1	11.5	8.8	2.7
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	217	148	1025.1
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	1	1	.500	1.37	5	2	0	1	1	0	19.2	14	5	3	2	4	0	11	0	0	1	77	0.915	6.4	0.9	1.8	5.0
2	Joe Niekro	3	2	.600	3.82	5	4	0	1	0	0	30.2	37	14	13	3	8	0	14	2	0	0	141	1.467	10.9	0.9	2.3	4.1

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	SDP	1976-04-16	6-6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.44	2	0	0.49
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1976-04-16	GS-8, W	8.0	7	1	1	0	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	33	10	31	5	0	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	69			0.2	2.23			0.92
3	Alan Foster	CLE	1971-08-31 (2)	7-7, H	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.34	1	0	1.13
4	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-08-31 (2)	GS-4, L	4.0	8	6	6	0	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	24	12	20	5	1	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	3	21			-0.4	-4.19			0.92
5	Alan Foster	CLE	1971-06-19	GS-8, L	8.0	6	5	3	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	1	33	10	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	52			-0.3	-1.23			1.16
6	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-06-19	3-9, W	6.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	23	5	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.4	3.36	3	0	1.20
7	Alan Foster	LAD	1969-09-05	6-7	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.87	0	0	0.15
8	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-09-05	CG, W	9.0	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	39	12	37	10	0	0	0	1	0	10	1	1	0	0	63			0.3	2.92			1.15
9	Alan Foster	LAD	1969-06-17 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	35	8	34	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	79			0.2	3.79			0.41
10	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-06-17 (2)	GS-4, L	3.2	9	6	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	22	12	21	7	2	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	0	2	22			-0.3	-3.61			0.73

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Alan Foster (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Alan Foster (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (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	1969	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1976	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	0	0	0	0	0

Alan Foster (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Alan Foster (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-06-17 (2)	SDP	LAD	down 3-0	t3	---	1		Walk
2	1969	1969-09-05	SDP	LAD	ahead 1-4	b7	---	1		Strikeout Looking
3	1971	1971-06-19	DET	CLE	down 3-1	t5	---	1		Single to CF
4	1971	1971-06-19	DET	CLE	tied 3-3	t7	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
5	1976	1976-04-16	HOU	SDP	ahead 1-4	b6	1-3	2		Flyball: CF

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Alan Foster (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Alan Foster (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	1969	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Alan Foster (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Alan Foster (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-06-17 (2)	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	b2	---	1		Strikeout Looking
2	1969	1969-06-17 (2)	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-3	b4	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1971	1971-06-19	CLE	DET	ahead 1-3	b3	123	2		Flyball: CF
4	1971	1971-06-19	CLE	DET	tied 3-3	b5	1--	2		Strikeout

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Comparison

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Totals

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	225	347	295	17	35	2	0	0	17	0	0	16	84	.119	.163	.125	.288	-18	37	2	0	34	2	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	973	55	152	26	1	1	72	1	0	38	262	.156	.188	.188	.376	8	183	17	1	147	6	0

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	225	347	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	0.0	-49	2	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	225	347	2	51	54	298	9	.164	34	-47	-5.0	.007	3.5		0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Alan Foster	20-29	1967	1976	225	347	-4.0	-4.6	0.4	-46.84	-5.0	-47.89	0.97
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	5	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	5	11	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	0	0	1	0	0

Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Alan Foster vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Alan Foster	SDP	1976-04-16		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1976-04-16	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62	-0.045	0.98	-0.04%	-0.65			P
3	Alan Foster	CLE	1971-08-31 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-08-31 (2)	*	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	-0.018	0.09	0.00%	-0.18			P
5	Alan Foster	CLE	1971-06-19	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.093	0.60	-0.03%	-1.19			P
6	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-06-19		7	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.89	0.019	1.59	0.02%	0.16			P
7	Alan Foster	LAD	1969-09-05		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-09-05	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.053	0.00	0.00%	-0.68			P
9	Alan Foster	LAD	1969-06-17 (2)	*	9	9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	-0.021	0.34	-0.03%	-1.39			P
10	Joe Niekro	SDP	1969-06-17 (2)	*	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0.52	0.023	0.06	0.00%	0.24			P

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