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Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Pitching Comparison

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Totals

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	300	141	.680	3.06	616	457	123	298	35	54	3940.2	3849	1594	1339	162	1187	24	2266	42	1	51	16622	5366	148	3.24	1.278	8.8	0.4	2.7	5.2
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	68	69	.496	4.65	292	140	92	54	7	13	1233.1	1417	750	637	78	469	13	403	12	5	13	5491	1983	91	4.18	1.529	10.3	0.6	3.4	2.9

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	4	2	.667	1.75	8	5	3	4	0	2	51.1	46	12	10	0	6	0	36	0	0	0	205	54			1.013	8.1	0.0	1.1	6.3

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Value

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	616	457	3940.2	113.3	73.1
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	292	140	1233.1	6.8	-5.1

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Totals Against

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	616	457	3940.2	5366	15118	2877	661	149	158	135	53.92	20	296	226	53	.255	.310	.350	.660	71	.096	.289	1651	5294	972	5078	5366
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	292	140	1233.1	1983	4863	994	268	77	66	57	53.66	6	83	93	53	.291	.352	.426	.778	106	.135	.302	737	2073	423	1898	1983

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	8	5	51.1	54	195	37	8	1	2	0	100.00	0	3	2	2	.236	.256	.287	.543		.051	.286	14	56	9	52	54

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Starting & Relieving

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	273	60	56.3	121	37	31	20	73.0	123	159
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	53	38	44.9	96	38	40	7	65.0	92	152

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	4	80	63.4	2	0	0	0	100.0	3	3

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Ratios

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	616	457	3940.2	13.6	7.1	6.5
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	292	140	1233.1	7.3	8.5	-1.2

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	8	5	51.1	17.6	2.9	14.6

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Pitch Summary

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	616	457	3940.2
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	292	140	1233.1

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	8	5	51.1	685	113	486	70.95

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Head-to-Head Pitching

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Totals

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Ed Wells	2	3	.400	4.66	8	4	4	2	0	0	46.1	49	29	24	5	16	0	23	0	0	0	202	1.403	9.5	1.0	3.1	4.5
2	Lefty Grove	2	1	.667	3.58	8	3	4	0	0	2	27.2	25	14	11	2	15	0	19	1	0	0	121	1.446	8.1	0.7	4.9	6.2

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Game Logs

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Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	PHA	1933-05-22	7-GF, W	3.0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	12	5	11	2	2	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	2				0.1	0.68	0	0	2.33
2	Ed Wells	SLB	1933-05-22	7-GF(8), L	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				-0.1	0.29	1	0	2.15
3	Lefty Grove	PHA	1933-05-06	GS-5	4.1	7	6	6	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	25	12	20	2	4	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	5	22			-0.3	-3.57			0.96
4	Ed Wells	SLB	1933-05-06	4-GF	5.1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	22	6	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.2	3.19	1	0	0.58
5	Lefty Grove	PHA	1929-10-05	GS-3	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	11	2	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	58			0.1	1.59			0.61
6	Ed Wells	NYY	1929-10-05	2-GF	7.2	6	3	3	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	30	8	25	3	2	0	1	1	0	11	0	0	3	3				-0.1	0.68	1	1	0.42
7	Lefty Grove	PHA	1926-07-31	7-GF, S	2.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	4	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0				0.2	1.03	2	0	1.67
8	Ed Wells	DET	1926-07-31	GS-5, L	5.0	8	7	7	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	11	22	4	1	1	0	1	0	17	0	0	1	4	21			-0.5	-4.30			1.10
9	Lefty Grove	PHA	1926-07-17	GS-8, L	8.0	6	3	3	0	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	32	10	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	1	57			0.1	1.48			1.05
10	Ed Wells	DET	1926-07-17	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	33	7	31	5	0	1	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	1	73			0.5	3.04			1.45
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Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batter vs. Pitcher

Lefty Grove (Pitcher) vs. Ed Wells (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Lefty Grove (Pitcher) vs. Ed Wells (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	1925	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1926	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1929	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1933	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	0

Lefty Grove (Pitcher) vs. Ed Wells (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Lefty Grove (Pitcher) vs. Ed Wells (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1925	1925-08-29	DET	PHA	ahead 3-9	b5	-2-	1		Strikeout
2	1926	1926-07-17	DET	PHA	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
3	1926	1926-07-17	DET	PHA	tied 2-2	t5	---	0		Strikeout
4	1926	1926-07-17	DET	PHA	tied 2-2	t7	1--	1		Groundout: P-1B; C. Manion to 2B
5	1929	1929-10-05	NYY	PHA	down 5-0	b3	1--	0		Strikeout
6	1933	1933-05-06	SLB	PHA	down 8-4	b4	---	1		Walk

Ed Wells (Pitcher) vs. Lefty Grove (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Wells (Pitcher) vs. Lefty Grove (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	1926	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1933	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Wells (Pitcher) vs. Lefty Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Wells (Pitcher) vs. Lefty Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1926	1926-07-17	PHA	DET	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout
2	1926	1926-07-17	PHA	DET	tied 2-2	b5	---	1		Strikeout
3	1933	1933-05-06	PHA	SLB	ahead 4-8	t5	1--	2		Groundout: 1B unassisted
4	1933	1933-05-22	PHA	SLB	ahead 5-6	b8	12-	2		Flyball: 2B

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Comparison

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Totals

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	619	1580	1369	119	202	27	5	15	121	1	1	105	593	.148	.209	.207	.417	6	284	1	2	103		0
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	299	468	433	50	93	11	4	0	38	1	1	17	74	.215	.246	.259	.505	31	112		1	16		0

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	8	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Value

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	619	1580	-6.5	-6.5	-6.4	0.1	-232	2	-3	0
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	299	468	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-46	0	0	0

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Sabermetric

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	619	1580	47	309	320	1272	62	.246	225	-204	-19.9	.060	2.3	50.0	2
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	299	468	15	111	125	357	28	.259	88	-45	-4.5	.044	5.9	50.0	2

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	29-31	1929	1931	8	18	0	0	1	18	0	.000	0			.000	1.6		0

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Win Probability

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Lefty Grove	25-41	1925	1941	619	1580	-17.2	-17.8	0.4	-208.27	-19.7	-216.95	0.98
2	Ed Wells	23-34	1923	1934	299	468	-2.5	-2.6	-0.2	-30.56	-2.8	-32.42	0.90

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Head-to-Head Batting

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Totals

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Ed Wells	8	19	16	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	6	.125	.263	.125	.388	2		0	0		0
2	Lefty Grove	8	11	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.111	.273	.111	.384	1		0	0		0

Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: Game Logs

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Lefty Grove vs. Ed Wells: 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	Lefty Grove	PHA	1933-05-22		3	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.43	-0.101	3.32	-0.14%	-0.93			P
2	Ed Wells	SLB	1933-05-22		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Lefty Grove	PHA	1933-05-06	*	5	9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0		0	0		0	0.59	0.017	0.81	0.01%	-0.13			P
4	Ed Wells	SLB	1933-05-06		6	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0		0	0		0	2.33	-0.102	2.42	-0.06%	-0.45			P
5	Lefty Grove	PHA	1929-10-05	*	4	9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1		0	0		0	0.56	0.022	0.00	0.00%	0.39			P
6	Ed Wells	NYY	1929-10-05		8	9	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0		0	0		0	1.18	0.099	0.00	0.00%	0.74			P
7	Lefty Grove	PHA	1926-07-31		3	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0		0	0		0	1.01	0.015	0.14	0.00%	0.34			P
8	Ed Wells	DET	1926-07-31	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1		0	0		0	1.33	0.073	0.40	0.01%	0.75			P
9	Lefty Grove	PHA	1926-07-17	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.83	-0.043	2.68	-0.08%	-0.36			P
10	Ed Wells	DET	1926-07-17	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	1.15	-0.111	0.68	-0.04%	-1.34			P
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