Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitching Comparison

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	142	97	.594	3.27	428	281	77	111	27	24	2174.2	2148	888	789	122	719	59	1117	33	2	30	9237	3044	117	3.20	1.318	8.9	0.5	3.0	4.6
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	119	99	.546	3.38	537	171	192	78	15	48	1935.2	1795	817	726	151	643	75	1072	41	6	29	8045	2584	119	3.46	1.260	8.3	0.7	3.0	5.0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	30	1954	1954	0	1	.000	5.40	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	6	4	3	0	4	1	4	0	0	1	26	11			2.000	10.8	0.0	7.2	7.2
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	0	1	.000	4.15	6	1	1	0	0	1	13.0	12	8	6	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	51	15			1.154	8.3	0.7	2.1	5.5

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Value

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	281	2174.2	30.7	13.5
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	32.2	16.2

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals Against

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	281	2174.2	3044	8344	1696	287	43	99	58	63.06	4	208	119	18	.257	.318	.346	.664	85	.089	.284	925	2887	452	2900	3044
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	2584	7249	1288	291	65	46	39	54.12	14	191	91	30	.248	.311	.368	.680	88	.121	.272	842	2670	507	2479	2584

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	30	1954	1954	2	1	5.0	11	19	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	.316	.435	.316	.751		.000	.400	3	6	0	10	11
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	15	48	10	0	1	0	0		0	3	0	0	.250	.294	.354	.648		.104	.282	5	17	2	15	15

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	171	61	54.2	124	60	48	20	54.5	77	147
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	95	56	53.8	296	107	36	25	65.8	192	366

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike García	30	1954	1954	0	0	35.0	0	0				1	1
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	0	0	35.0	5	1	20	0	100.0	1	5

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	281	2174.2	12.1	7.8	4.3
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2	13.3	8.0	5.3

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike García	30	1954	1954	2	1	5.0	15.4	15.4	0.0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	15.7	5.9	9.8

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	281	2174.2
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	537	171	1935.2

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike García	30	1954	1954	2	1	5.0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	1	13.0	150	50	100	66.67

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	1	3	.250	4.88	8	4	2	1	0	1	27.2	34	15	15	3	9	0	21	1	0	0	126	1.554	11.1	1.0	2.9	6.8
2	Bobby Shantz	2	0	1.000	1.87	8	4	2	2	1	1	33.2	29	9	7	3	9	1	21	0	0	0	134	1.129	7.8	0.8	2.4	5.6

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs

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Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	CHW	1960-09-08	8-GF, S	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	7	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.3	0.98	0	0	2.69
2	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1960-09-08	7-7,BS	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				-0.4	-1.57	2	2	2.38
3	Mike García	CLE	1959-07-16 (2)	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.47	0	0	0.03
4	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1959-07-16 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	0	0	0	34	7	32	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	82			0.4	4.21			0.85
5	Mike García	CLE	1957-08-23	9-9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.42	2	0	4.41
6	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1957-08-23	GS-6	5.1	6	4	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	20	7	20	4	1	0	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	2	46			-0.1	-0.69			0.59
7	Mike García	CLE	1956-09-03 (1)	GS-6, L	5.1	4	4	4	0	2	4	0	6	1	0	0	25	11	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	46			-0.2	-1.47			0.88
8	Bobby Shantz	KCA	1956-09-03 (1)	7-GF, S	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	4	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.57	0	0	0.91
9	Mike García	CLE	1956-07-06	GS-8, W	7.1	11	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	33	12	31	10	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	1	51			0.1	0.97			1.19
10	Bobby Shantz	KCA	1956-07-06	4-4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0				0.0	0.54	1	0	0.94
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Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mike García (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike García (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (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	1953	4	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1959	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Mike García (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike García (Pitcher) vs. Bobby Shantz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1953	1953-04-28	PHA	CLE	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: C-1B
2	1953	1953-04-28	PHA	CLE	tied 1-1	t5	---	0		Lineout: 3B
3	1953	1953-04-28	PHA	CLE	tied 1-1	t6	12-	2		Single to SS; A. Clark Scores; L. Babe to 2B
4	1953	1953-04-28	PHA	CLE	ahead 1-2	t8	-2-	2		Single to LF; L. Babe Scores
5	1955	1955-08-14	KCA	CLE	ahead 2-3	b2	---	0		Strikeout
6	1959	1959-07-16 (2)	NYY	CLE	ahead 0-4	b8	---	1		Flyball: SS

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Mike García (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Mike García (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	1953	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Mike García (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bobby Shantz (Pitcher) vs. Mike García (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1953	1953-04-28	CLE	PHA	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Flyball: RF
2	1953	1953-04-28	CLE	PHA	tied 1-1	b5	---	0		Single to CF
3	1953	1953-04-28	CLE	PHA	down 2-1	b7	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
4	1955	1955-08-14	CLE	KCA	down 3-2	t2	---	2		Strikeout

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Comparison

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Totals

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	792	696	41	127	23	1	2	62	0	2	31	151	.182	.218	.227	.445	21	158	16	2	58	5	0
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	548	60	107	20	2	1	46	3	2	47	96	.195	.265	.245	.509	38	134	4	5	44	1	0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Value

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	792	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	-82	-2	-4	0
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.0	-49	3	0	0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Sabermetric

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	792	26	160	175	650	37	.228	101	-79	-7.9	.045	4.6	0.0	2
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	23	159	169	492	39	.235	105	-48	-5.0	.049	5.7	60.0	5

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	30	1954	1954	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Bobby Shantz	31-34	1957	1960	6	4	0	1	1	3	0	.250	0			.000			0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Win Probability

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mike García	24-37	1948	1961	428	792	-5.7	-7.3	1.1	-66.36	-6.7	-79.90	0.92
2	Bobby Shantz	23-38	1949	1964	578	646	-3.5	-3.7	-0.1	-40.07	-4.1	-41.87	0.90

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Head-to-Head Batting

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Totals

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	8	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bobby Shantz	8	13	11	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	.182	.308	.182	.490	2	0	0	0	0	0

Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: Game Logs

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Mike García vs. Bobby Shantz: 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	Mike García	CHW	1960-09-08		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1960-09-08		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Mike García	CLE	1959-07-16 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1959-07-16 (2)	*	9	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.51	-0.017	1.22	-0.02%	-0.18			P
5	Mike García	CLE	1957-08-23		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Bobby Shantz	NYY	1957-08-23	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.058	2.50	-0.08%	-0.57			P
7	Mike García	CLE	1956-09-03 (1)	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.88	0.041	1.53	0.04%	0.28			P
8	Bobby Shantz	KCA	1956-09-03 (1)		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	-0.003	0.00	0.00%	-0.24			P
9	Mike García	CLE	1956-07-06	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.044	1.75	-0.08%	-0.52			P
10	Bobby Shantz	KCA	1956-07-06		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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