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Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Pitching Comparison

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Totals

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	123	108	.532	3.41	447	225	110	92	17	23	2064.2	1940	893	782	186	630	70	904	68	3	18	8676	2730	108	3.85	1.245	8.5	0.8	2.7	3.9
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	27	47	.365	4.87	199	104	43	22	3	1	785.1	781	479	425	62	522	17	450	10	0	25	3586	1363	82	4.38	1.659	9.0	0.7	6.0	5.2

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	0	1.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	7	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	8			0.889	7.0	1.0	1.0	2.0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Value

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	447	225	2064.2	22.6	7.1
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	199	104	785.1	-0.3	-6.9

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Totals Against

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	447	225	2064.2	2730	7841	1356	338	60	50	44	53.19	7	113	121	20	.247	.308	.377	.685	95	.130	.259	920	2956	584	2638	2730
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	199	104	785.1	1363	2998	562	136	21	29	30	49.15	3	63	41	18	.261	.370	.382	.752	110	.121	.287	429	1145	219	1313	1363

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	1	9.0	8	32	4	2	0	0	0		0	1	1	0	.219	.242	.375	.617		.156	.207	3	12	3	8	8

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Starting & Relieving

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	135	60	53.9	172	69	40	8	74.2	110	222
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	43	41	46.5	62	22	35	0	100.0	43	95

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	100	70.0						0	0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Ratios

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	447	225	2064.2	10.4	7.3	3.2
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	199	104	785.1	12.5	14.6	-2.0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	1	9.0	5.9	2.9	2.9

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Pitch Summary

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	447	225	2064.2
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	199	104	785.1

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	1	9.0	95	95	65	68.42

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Head-to-Head Pitching

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Totals

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Lou Kretlow	3	1	.750	4.91	6	4	1	2	0	0	33.0	35	18	18	3	14	0	15	3	0	0	141	1.485	9.5	0.8	3.8	4.1
2	Steve Gromek	3	2	.600	2.14	6	5	1	3	0	0	42.0	34	11	10	3	12	2	15	1	0	0	170	1.095	7.3	0.6	2.6	3.2

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Game Logs

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Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	DET	1956-05-25	8-GF	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	1.06	0	0	0.22
2	Lou Kretlow	KCA	1956-05-25	CG, W	9.0	7	3	3	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	35	11	31	5	1	0	1	1	0	11	2	0	0	2	61			0.2	1.75			1.03
3	Steve Gromek	DET	1955-04-27	CG, W	9.0	7	3	2	1	1	5	0	4	0	0	0	39	13	34	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	62			0.2	1.39			0.47
4	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1955-04-27	7-GF(8)	2.0	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	11	5	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0				0.0	-2.03	0	0	0.01
5	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-09-22	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	35	8	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	73			0.3	2.88			0.77
6	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-09-22	GS-7, L	6.0	8	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	9	23	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	2	39			-0.3	-1.38			1.32
7	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-07-04	GS-7, L	7.0	7	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	30	9	27	5	1	1	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	2	55			0.0	1.02			0.89
8	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-07-04	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	34	9	31	2	2	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	3	77			0.4	2.88			1.18
9	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-04-18	CG, W	9.0	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	37	10	35	7	1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	2	60			0.0	0.88			1.12
10	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-04-18	7-7	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-2.96	0	0	1.22
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Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batter vs. Pitcher

Steve Gromek (Pitcher) vs. Lou Kretlow (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Gromek (Pitcher) vs. Lou Kretlow (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	1951	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
2	1954	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0
3	1956	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0	0	0	1

Steve Gromek (Pitcher) vs. Lou Kretlow (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Gromek (Pitcher) vs. Lou Kretlow (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1951	1951-08-19 (2)	CHW	CLE	ahead 1-2	b2	-2-	2		Strikeout
2	1951	1951-08-19 (2)	CHW	CLE	ahead 1-2	b5	1--	1		Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
3	1954	1954-07-04	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	b2	--3	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
4	1954	1954-07-04	BAL	DET	ahead 0-2	b4	---	0		Strikeout
5	1954	1954-07-04	BAL	DET	ahead 0-2	b6	-2-	2		Strikeout
6	1954	1954-09-22	BAL	DET	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Popfly: 1B
7	1954	1954-09-22	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	b5	---	2		Walk
8	1956	1956-05-25	KCA	DET	ahead 3-6	t8	---	0		Strikeout

Lou Kretlow (Pitcher) vs. Steve Gromek (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Lou Kretlow (Pitcher) vs. Steve Gromek (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	1951	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1954	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Lou Kretlow (Pitcher) vs. Steve Gromek (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Lou Kretlow (Pitcher) vs. Steve Gromek (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1951	1951-08-19 (2)	CLE	CHW	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; B. Tebbetts to 2B
2	1951	1951-08-19 (2)	CLE	CHW	down 2-1	t5	---	0		Strikeout
3	1954	1954-07-04	DET	BAL	down 2-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
4	1954	1954-07-04	DET	BAL	down 2-0	t5	---	1		Groundout: 1B-P
5	1954	1954-09-22	DET	BAL	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Groundout: P-1B
6	1954	1954-09-22	DET	BAL	down 1-0	t6	1--	1		Lineout: RF
7	1955	1955-04-27	DET	BAL	ahead 1-8	b8	---	0		Flyball: LF

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Comparison

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Totals

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	470	743	630	58	124	9	2	0	40	2	0	71	146	.197	.279	.217	.497	40	137	13	1	40	0	0
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	200	269	237	7	27	2	0	0	12	0	0	16	118	.114	.170	.122	.292	-19	29	1	0	16	0	0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Value

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	470	743	2.5	2.4	2.4	0.0	-53	1	0	0
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	200	269	-1.5	-1.5	-1.5	0.0	-42	0	-1	0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Sabermetric

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	470	743	11	196	198	559	47	.256	98	-52	-5.3	.021	4.3	100.0	2
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	200	269	2	43	45	227	8	.227	19	-39	-4.0	.008	2.0		0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	28	1948	1948	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Win Probability

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Gromek	21-37	1941	1957	470	743	-6.3	-5.7	-0.8	-64.36	-6.6	-61.83	0.98
2	Lou Kretlow	25-35	1946	1956	200	269	-3.0	-3.4	0.1	-35.24	-3.6	-37.47	0.93

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Head-to-Head Batting

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Totals

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Lou Kretlow	6	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.100	.182	.100	.282	1	1	0	2	0	0
2	Steve Gromek	6	16	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.000	.154	.000	.154	0	0	0	3	0	0

Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: Game Logs

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Steve Gromek vs. Lou Kretlow: 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	Steve Gromek	DET	1956-05-25		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Lou Kretlow	KCA	1956-05-25	*	9	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.33	0.023	1.05	0.01%	-0.11			P
3	Steve Gromek	DET	1955-04-27	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.32	-0.010	0.82	-0.02%	0.44			P
4	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1955-04-27		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-09-22	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	-0.083	0.00	0.00%	-1.12			P
6	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-09-22	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69	-0.013	0.00	0.00%	-0.09			P
7	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-07-04	*	8	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	-0.041	0.03	0.00%	-0.34			P
8	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-07-04	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	-0.080	0.00	0.00%	-1.35			P
9	Steve Gromek	DET	1954-04-18	*	9	9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.09	-0.045	3.32	-0.08%	-1.19			P
10	Lou Kretlow	BAL	1954-04-18		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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