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Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Pitching Comparison

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	211	169	.555	3.27	585	433	85	193	38	33	3306.2	2989	1325	1201	284	1178	74	1999	30	10	48	13853	4367	119	3.50	1.260	8.1	0.8	3.2	5.4

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	1	1	.500	1.89	5	2	0	1	0	0	19.0	10	5	4	1	4	2	8	0	0	0	72	17			0.737	4.7	0.5	1.9	3.8

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Value

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	585	433	3306.2	53.2	26.0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Totals Against

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	585	433	3306.2	4367	12442	2166	441	98	53	75	41.41	13	235	176	25	.240	.307	.360	.667	85	.120	.266	1373	4478	823	4197	4367

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	5	2	19.0	17	66	6	3	0	0	0		0	1	2	0	.152	.200	.242	.442		.091	.158	3	16	4	14	17

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Starting & Relieving

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	260	60	55.5	158	46	29	10	76.7	85	152

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	2	100	64.0	2	0	0	0		0	3

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Ratios

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	585	433	3306.2	14.4	8.5	5.9

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Eli Grba	25	1960	1960
2	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	5	2	19.0	11.1	5.6	5.6

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Pitch Summary

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	585	433	3306.2		74

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	5	2	19.0	4		0	0.00

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Head-to-Head Pitching

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	1	3	.250	1.44	5	3	2	1	0	0	25.0	19	14	4	0	12	2	14	2	0	1	111	1.240	6.8	0.0	4.3	5.0
2	Billy Pierce	2	1	.667	3.71	5	4	0	0	0	0	26.2	18	12	11	2	7	1	15	0	0	0	103	0.938	6.1	0.7	2.4	5.1

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Game Logs

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Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	1961-09-17 (2)	9-GF(10), L	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	10	6	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.2	-0.91	0	0	3.48
2	Billy Pierce	CHW	1961-09-17 (2)	GS-8	7.2	6	3	3	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	30	9	25	3	3	0	0	1	0	9	0	1	1	3	58			0.3	2.39			1.55
3	Eli Grba	LAA	1961-06-15	CG(8), L	8.0	5	3	0	3	0	3	1	7	2	0	0	34	11	29	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	70			-0.2	0.99			1.60
4	Billy Pierce	CHW	1961-06-15	GS-8, W	8.0	4	2	2	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0	30	7	26	3	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	66			0.1	1.99			0.86
5	Eli Grba	NYY	1960-08-23	GS-8, L	8.0	7	5	2	3	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	34	11	28	6	0	1	0	3	0	9	0	2	1	1	55			-0.2	-1.29			0.67
6	Billy Pierce	CHW	1960-08-23
7	Eli Grba	NYY	1959-09-15	9-GF	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1				-0.1	-0.53	0	0	0.77
8	Billy Pierce	CHW	1959-09-15	GS-7, W	7.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	4	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	65			0.1	1.27			0.60
9	Eli Grba	NYY	1959-07-19 (2)	GS-7, W	6.2	3	4	0	4	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	28	8	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	59			0.1	-1.15			0.78
10	Billy Pierce	CHW	1959-07-19 (2)	GS-4, L	4.0	5	5	4	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	19	7	18	2	1	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	3	37			-0.2	-3.13			0.68

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batter vs. Pitcher

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Billy Pierce (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Billy Pierce (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	1959	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1961	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Billy Pierce (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Eli Grba (Pitcher) vs. Billy Pierce (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1959	1959-07-19 (2)	CHW	NYY	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1961	1961-06-15	CHW	LAA	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: LF
3	1961	1961-06-15	CHW	LAA	down 2-0	b5	---	1		Popfly: 3B

Billy Pierce (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Billy Pierce (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	1959	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1961	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0	0	0	0

Billy Pierce (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Billy Pierce (Pitcher) vs. Eli Grba (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1959	1959-07-19 (2)	NYY	CHW	ahead 0-1	b3	1--	0		Foul Popfly: 1B
2	1959	1959-07-19 (2)	NYY	CHW	ahead 0-5	b4	---	2		Walk
3	1961	1961-06-15	LAA	CHW	tied 0-0	t2	123	2		Single to LF; S. Bilko Scores; E. Yost Scores; K. Hamlin to 2B
4	1961	1961-06-15	LAA	CHW	ahead 0-2	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; K. Hamlin to 2B
5	1961	1961-06-15	LAA	CHW	ahead 0-2	t7	---	2		Flyball: CF

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batting Comparison

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batting Totals

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	616	1255	1102	94	203	13	4	0	69	1	2	65	232	.184	.232	.203	.435	19	224	24	4	83	1	0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batting Value

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	616	1255	0.0	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-131	2	-5	0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batting Sabermetric

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	616	1255	17	272	291	1009	56	.233	163	-129	-13.0	.019	4.8	33.33	3

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	32-35	1959	1962	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Batting Win Probability

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	Billy Pierce	18-37	1945	1964	616	1255	-11.1	-11.4	-0.2	-128.49	-12.8	-128.16	0.96

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Head-to-Head Batting

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Totals

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	5	8	6	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	.333	.429	.833	1.262	5	0	0	1	0	0
2	Billy Pierce	5	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.111	.222	1	0	0	0	0	0

Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: Game Logs

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Eli Grba vs. Billy Pierce: 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	1961-09-17 (2)		2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Billy Pierce	CHW	1961-09-17 (2)	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	-0.093	0.00	0.00%	-1.00			P
3	Eli Grba	LAA	1961-06-15	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.47	0.152	0.02	0.00%	1.36			P
4	Billy Pierce	CHW	1961-06-15	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.96	-0.048	0.19	-0.01%	-0.40			P
5	Eli Grba	NYY	1960-08-23	*	8	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	0.068	9.05	0.48%	0.78			P
6	Billy Pierce	CHW	1960-08-23	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Eli Grba	NYY	1959-09-15		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Billy Pierce	CHW	1959-09-15	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.040	3.06	-0.05%	-0.21			P
9	Eli Grba	NYY	1959-07-19 (2)	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.48	-0.030	0.92	-0.03%	-0.32			P
10	Billy Pierce	CHW	1959-07-19 (2)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	-0.018	4.63	-0.07%	-0.15			P

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