Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Pitching Comparison

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	28	33	.459	4.48	135	75	26	10	0	4	536.1	513	318	267	62	284	19	255	12	3	15	2387	857	90	4.78	1.486	8.6	1.0	4.8	4.3
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	6155	108	3.41	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.2	4.9

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	1	3	.250	4.01	9	5	0	1	0	0	24.2	30	14	11	1	8	2	10	1	0	1	113	41		1.18	1.541	10.9	0.4	2.9	3.6

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Value

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	135	75	536.1	-0.8	-4.7
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	45.2	7.8

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Totals Against

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	135	75	536.1	857	2042	364	75	12	19	9	67.86	3	53	25	18	.251	.343	.391	.734	102	.140	.259	274	790	149	809	857
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	6155	17503	3387	706	132	168	87	65.88	24	462	172	143	.264	.309	.387	.696	97	.123	.286	2121	6775	1233	5825	6155

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	41	100	24	5	0	1	1	50.00	0	2	4	0	.300	.358	.380	.738		.080	.326	15	38	6	39	41

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	32	43	47.0	42	16	38	5	44.4	26	60
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	365	58	53.0	284	97	34	16	51.5	102	273

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	2	40	47.0	5	2	40	1	0.0	0	4

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	135	75	536.1	10.7	11.9	-1.2
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	12.9	5.7	7.2

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Eli Grba	25	1960	1960
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	8.8	7.1	1.8

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	135	75	536.1		77
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1		69

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	246	67	160	65.04

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Pitching

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	2	1	.667	2.59	7	3	2	0	0	0	24.1	14	7	7	4	10	1	16	0	0	0	97	0.986	5.2	1.5	3.7	5.9
2	Jim Kaat	3	2	.600	2.25	7	6	1	2	2	0	44.0	41	15	11	2	7	0	35	3	0	1	179	1.091	8.4	0.4	1.4	7.2

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	LAA	1963-04-16	13-GF(13)	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-1.38	2	1	5.60
2	Jim Kaat	MIN	1963-04-16	GS-3	2.2	7	4	2	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	17	9	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	35			-0.3	-2.83			1.35
3	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-09-11	GS-7, W	7.0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	27	6	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	73			0.4	3.60			0.93
4	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-09-11	GS-7, L	6.1	8	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	27	10	25	7	1	0	0	1	0	9	1	1	0	1	48			-0.1	-1.60			0.92
5	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-06-23	GS-7, L	7.0	4	5	5	0	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	27	6	25	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	4	51			-0.2	-1.40			0.45
6	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-06-23	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	30	3	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	88			0.3	4.63			0.54
7	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-06-14	8-8	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.41	0	0	1.88
8	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-06-14	GS-9, W	8.1	9	4	4	0	1	4	0	8	1	0	0	37	14	31	6	2	0	0	0	0	14	2	1	0	3	53			-0.2	-0.57			1.56
9	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-04-22	9-GF	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.48	0	0	0.02
10	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-04-22	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	30	5	30	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	1	89			0.3	4.32			0.59
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Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batter vs. Pitcher

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (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	1961	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1962	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	0	0	0	0	0

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1961	1961-07-05	LAA	MIN	tied 1-1	t3	---	0		Foul Popfly: 1B
2	1961	1961-07-05	LAA	MIN	down 2-1	t5	1--	1		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3	1962	1962-06-23	LAA	MIN	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Popfly: SS
4	1962	1962-06-23	LAA	MIN	down 4-0	t5	---	2		Foul Popfly: C
5	1962	1962-09-11	LAA	MIN	ahead 0-1	t3	---	1		Lineout: LF
6	1962	1962-09-11	LAA	MIN	ahead 0-1	t6	---	0		Single to LF
7	1962	1962-09-11	LAA	MIN	ahead 0-3	t7	-23	1		Single to LF; A. Pearson to 3B; B. Rodgers Scores/unER

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (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	1961	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1962	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1961	1961-07-05	MIN	LAA	tied 1-1	b3	---	0		Flyball: CF
2	1961	1961-07-05	MIN	LAA	ahead 1-2	b5	1--	0		Single to CF; J. Valdivielso to 3B
3	1962	1962-04-22	MIN	LAA	ahead 0-5	t9	---	2		Strikeout
4	1962	1962-06-23	MIN	LAA	ahead 0-3	b2	---	2		Strikeout
5	1962	1962-06-23	MIN	LAA	ahead 0-4	b5	---	1		Flyball: CF
6	1962	1962-06-23	MIN	LAA	ahead 0-5	b7	---	2		Strikeout Looking
7	1962	1962-09-11	MIN	LAA	down 1-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
8	1962	1962-09-11	MIN	LAA	down 1-0	b5	---	2		Strikeout (C-1B)

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Comparison

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Totals

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	143	191	160	15	35	5	0	4	19	0	0	14	42	.219	.284	.325	.609	63	52	2	1	15	1	0
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	1251	117	232	44	5	16	106	5	1	63	367	.185	.227	.267	.494	37	334	14	7	34	7	1

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	1	0	0

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Value

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	143	191	1.3	1.3	1.4	-0.1	-9	0	0	0
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	5.3	5.0	5.6	-0.4	-101	5	-1	0

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Sabermetric

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	143	191	9	50	52	143	16	.270	30	-9	-1.0	.106	3.8		0
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	65	302	320	1075	83	.247	207	-110	-11.7	.082	3.4	83.3	6

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	25	1960	1960	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	0	2	2	8	1	.667	2			.000	1.5		0

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Eli Grba	24-28	1959	1963	143	191	-1.5	-1.2	-0.4	-10.86	-1.1	-12.68	0.92
2	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	-9.4	-8.7	-0.9	-92.31	-9.5	-90.13	0.97

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Batting

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	7	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Kaat	7	18	16	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.188	.278	.250	.528	4	0	0	0	0	0

Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Eli Grba vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Eli Grba	LAA	1963-04-16		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Jim Kaat	MIN	1963-04-16	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	-0.017	1.09	-0.02%	-0.15			P
3	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-09-11	*	8	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.74	0.050	4.01	0.16%	1.00			P
4	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-09-11	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	-0.044	6.06	-0.19%	-0.35			P
5	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-06-23	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.55	-0.031	1.99	-0.07%	-0.34			P
6	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-06-23	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	-0.011	0.74	-0.03%	-0.38			P
7	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-06-14		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-06-14	*	9	9	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.333	.600	.667	1.267	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.064	6.04	0.17%	0.61			P
9	Eli Grba	LAA	1962-04-22		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Jim Kaat	MIN	1962-04-22	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	-0.037	0.69	-0.04%	-1.04			P
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