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Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	113	109	.509	3.69	353	264	39	83	13	8	2039.2	2104	950	836	149	646	28	1105	26	10	62	8628	2890	105	3.50	1.348	9.3	0.7	2.9	4.9
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	0	0		6.43	3	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	8	5	5	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	31	11		3.57	1.571	10.3	2.6	3.9	5.1
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Value

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	353	264	2039.2	23.5	5.2
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	353	264	2039.2	2890	7818	1566	325	64	149	100	59.84	18	218	78	60	.269	.325	.384	.709	98	.115	.295	988	3004	538	2776	2890
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	3	0	7.0	11	26	5	1	0	1	1	50.00	0	0	1	1	.308	.367	.577	.944		.269	.286	6	15	3	11	11
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54	11	3	1	2	0	100.00	0	1	1	0	.278	.371	.370	.741		.093	.333	8	20	4	23	23

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	146	55	51.7	93	36	39	8	50.0	39	89
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	0			8	2	25	0		0	3
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	1	50	45.5						0	0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	353	264	2039.2	12.8	7.5	5.3
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	3	0	7.0	12.9	9.7	3.2
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	353	264	2039.2		77
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	3	0	7.0	61		46	75.41
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	97	97	55	56.70

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Phil Niekro	2	0	1.000	2.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	22.0	13	7	6	2	6	0	12	0	0	1	86	0.864	5.3	0.8	2.5	4.9
2	Dave Goltz	0	1	.000	0.96	3	2	0	0	0	0	18.2	17	4	2	0	4	0	9	0	0	1	74	1.125	8.2	0.0	1.9	4.3

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	LAD	1981-06-03	1-7	6.1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	24	5	23	3	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				0.1	1.71	1	0	0.51
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-06-03	GS-8, W	7.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	28	7	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	64			0.1	0.57			1.14
3	Dave Goltz	LAD	1980-09-16	GS-7, L	7.0	9	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	29	13	26	9	0	0	0	2	1	9	2	1	0	0	55			0.1	1.23			1.28
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-09-16	GS-7, W	7.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	25	5	25	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	3	67			0.3	2.23			1.15
5	Dave Goltz	LAD	1980-08-05	GS-6	5.1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	21	5	20	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	58			0.2	1.28			0.77
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-08-05	GS-8	8.0	4	4	3	1	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	33	10	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	59			-0.2	-0.31			0.69

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dave Goltz (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave Goltz (Pitcher) vs. Phil 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	1980	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1981	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Goltz (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave Goltz (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1980	1980-08-05	ATL	LAD	down 2-0	b3	---	2		Single to 3B
2	1980	1980-08-05	ATL	LAD	down 4-0	b5	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1980	1980-09-16	ATL	LAD	ahead 0-1	b2	-2-	2		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1980	1980-09-16	ATL	LAD	tied 1-1	b4	-2-	2		Lineout: CF
5	1981	1981-06-03	ATL	LAD	ahead 0-3	t2	---	0		Strikeout
6	1981	1981-06-03	ATL	LAD	ahead 0-3	t4	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
7	1981	1981-06-03	ATL	LAD	ahead 2-4	t7	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Goltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Goltz (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	1980	5	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	0
2	1981	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	6	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Goltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Goltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1980	1980-08-05	LAD	ATL	tied 0-0	t2	123	2		Single to CF; R. Cey Scores; R. Monday Scores; P. Guerrero to 2B
2	1980	1980-08-05	LAD	ATL	ahead 0-4	t4	-2-	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted; P. Guerrero to 3B
3	1980	1980-08-05	LAD	ATL	ahead 0-4	t6	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1980	1980-09-16	LAD	ATL	down 1-0	t3	--3	1		Single to RF; D. Thomas Scores
5	1980	1980-09-16	LAD	ATL	tied 1-1	t5	-2-	1		Strikeout Looking
6	1981	1981-06-03	LAD	ATL	down 3-0	b3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; P. Frías to 2B
7	1981	1981-06-03	LAD	ATL	down 4-2	b5	---	0		Strikeout

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Comparison

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	83	117	94	1	10	0	0	0	7	0	0	10	49	.106	.200	.106	.306	-10	10	1	1	12	0	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	83	117	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	-14	1	-2	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	83	117	0	21	21	97	3	.222	8	-14	-1.4	.000	1.9		0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.0	1

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	32-33	1981	1982	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dave Goltz	23-34	1972	1983	83	117	-1.2	-1.5	0.1	-13.66	-1.4	-14.26	0.86
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13	-19.9	-204.02	0.96

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Phil Niekro	3	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dave Goltz	3	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	0	0	1	0	0

Dave Goltz vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Dave Goltz vs. Phil 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	Dave Goltz	LAD	1981-06-03		7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.41	-0.049	1.96	-0.04%	-0.37			P
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-06-03	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.39	-0.028	0.22	-0.01%	-0.49			P
3	Dave Goltz	LAD	1980-09-16	*	8	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.68	0.022	8.44	0.07%	0.24			P
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-09-16	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.070	0.20	-0.01%	-0.61			P
5	Dave Goltz	LAD	1980-08-05	*	6	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.167	3.85	0.32%	1.28			P
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-08-05	*	8	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.35	0.008	0.03	0.00%	0.02			P

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