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Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Pitching Comparison

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Totals

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	223	186	.545	3.80	582	433	94	181	25	24	3426.1	3706	1714	1447	161	1118	107	1161	59	2	33	14861	5143	113	3.87	1.408	9.7	0.4	2.9	3.0
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	22	34	.393	5.40	163	31	81	9	0	3	483.1	619	354	290	46	174	16	158	15	1	1	2208	838	86	4.57	1.641	11.5	0.9	3.2	2.9

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Value

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	48.5	16.8
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	31	483.1	0.3	-3.8

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Totals Against

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	5143	13429	2833	587	125	81	114	41.54	20	291	228	25	.276	.334	.374	.708	90	.098	.292	1688	5026	873	4883	5143
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	31	483.1	838	1978	442	108	23	36	11	76.60	2	37	36	4	.313	.372	.461	.833	119	.148	.322	343	911	177	808	838

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Starting & Relieving

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	237	55	49.5	133	61	46	12	66.7	94	149
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	10	32	37.5	69	31	45	8	27.3	81	132

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Ratios

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	7.8	7.5	0.3
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	31	483.1	7.2	7.9	-0.7

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Pitch Summary

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	31	483.1

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Totals

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Bill Trotter	0	2	.000	12.46	3	1	2	0	0	0	8.2	20	14	12	1	4	1	2	1	0	0	48	2.769	20.8	1.0	4.2	2.1
2	Mel Harder	3	0	1.000	2.67	3	3	0	3	0	0	27.0	23	8	8	0	5	0	12	0	0	0	106	1.037	7.7	0.0	1.7	4.0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Game Logs

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Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	CLE	1939-09-02	CG, W	9.0	8	3	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	10	33	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	1	60			0.1	2.14			0.62
2	Bill Trotter	SLB	1939-09-02	GS-5, L	4.2	15	9	8	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	29	18	25	10	3	2	0	0	0	22	2	1	0	5	-2			-0.4	-6.54			1.04
3	Mel Harder	CLE	1939-07-02 (2)	CG, W	9.0	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	34	8	32	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	1	73			0.2	3.14			0.89
4	Bill Trotter	SLB	1939-07-02 (2)	7-GF(8)	2.0	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	8	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.0	-0.86	0	0	0.10
5	Mel Harder	CLE	1937-09-12 (1)	CG, W	9.0	10	3	3	0	0	2		4	0	0	0	37	12	35	8	2	0				12		0	0	2	57
6	Bill Trotter	SLB	1937-09-12 (1)	, L	2.0	4	3	3	0	1	1		1	0	0	0	11	5	10									0	0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bill Trotter (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bill Trotter (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	1939	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	1	0
	Totals	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	1	0

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bill Trotter (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bill Trotter (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1939	1939-07-02 (2)	CLE	SLB	ahead 2-8	b8	---	1		Strikeout
2	1939	1939-09-02	CLE	SLB	tied 2-2	b2	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; R. Hemsley to 2B
3	1939	1939-09-02	CLE	SLB	ahead 2-4	b4	---	0		Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
4	1939	1939-09-02	CLE	SLB	ahead 2-5	b5	12-	2		Hit By Pitch; K. Keltner to 3B; R. Hemsley to 2B

Bill Trotter (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bill Trotter (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (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	1939	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bill Trotter (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bill Trotter (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1939	1939-09-02	SLB	CLE	tied 2-2	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1939	1939-09-02	SLB	CLE	down 4-2	t5	---	0		Strikeout Looking

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Comparison

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Totals

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	1203	89	199	38	5	4	93	2	0	39	369	.165	.194	.215	.409	7	259	11	3	69		0
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	142	109	6	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	63	.055	.195	.064	.260	-31	7	3	0	14		0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Value

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	0.0	-180	-3	2	0
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	142	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	0.0	-26	0	-1	0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Sabermetric

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	47	241	252	1084	52	.235	178	-169	-16.4	.050	3.3	100.00	2
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	142	1	25	25	120	1	.130	7	-20	-2.1	.009	1.7		0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Win Probability

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	-15.3	-15.3	-0.9	-181.60	-17.6	-186.66	0.94
2	Bill Trotter	28-35	1937	1944	163	142	-2.1	-2.2	-0.2	-27.12	-2.6	-26.75	0.88

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Head-to-Head Batting

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Totals

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Bill Trotter	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0
2	Mel Harder	3	12	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.273	.200	.473	2	0	1	1		0

Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: Game Logs

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Mel Harder vs. Bill Trotter: 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	Mel Harder	CLE	1939-09-02	*	9	9	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	1	1		0	0.72	0.017	0.00	0.00%	0.39			P
2	Bill Trotter	SLB	1939-09-02	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.99	-0.055	0.00	0.00%	-0.52			P
3	Mel Harder	CLE	1939-07-02 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0		0	0.59	-0.051	0.13	-0.01%	-0.66			P
4	Bill Trotter	SLB	1939-07-02 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Mel Harder	CLE	1937-09-12 (1)	*	10	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0										P
6	Bill Trotter	SLB	1937-09-12 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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