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Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Pitching Comparison

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	104	118	.468	3.68	342	331	4	15	6	0	2085.2	1849	910	853	211	712	42	1694	62	4	70	8699	2686	108	3.92	1.228	8.0	0.9	3.1	7.3
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	178	177	.501	4.44	519	474	17	50	9	1	3189.0	3525	1686	1572	362	1066	86	1976	78	13	41	13816	4785	95	4.40	1.440	9.9	1.0	3.0	5.6

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	4	2	.667	2.10	8	8	0	0	0	0	51.1	40	13	12	6	14	2	33	6	0	1	210	61		3.14	1.052	7.0	1.1	2.5	5.8
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	7	3	.700	3.97	12	10	0	1	0	0	68.0	67	32	30	6	36	3	47	4	0	1	305	111		2.62	1.515	8.9	0.8	4.8	6.2

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Value

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	29.3	12.7
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	519	474	3189.0	24.8	-0.7

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Totals Against

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	2686	7767	1181	398	59	157	71	68.86	5	124	87	67	.238	.305	.386	.691	90	.148	.276	931	2998	668	2623	2686
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	519	474	3189.0	4785	12379	2440	640	83	160	101	61.30	26	299	174	118	.285	.342	.438	.780	109	.153	.311	1881	5417	1085	4669	4785

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	61	189	30	4	0	4	1	80.00	0	4	1	0	.212	.287	.328	.615		.116	.227	19	62	10	60	61
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	12	10	68.0	111	258	41	17	3	3	1	75.00	0	8	5	2	.260	.357	.419	.775		.159	.295	42	108	26	107	111

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	194	59	54.6	7	1	14	0		4	11
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	259	55	48.8	21	7	33	1	50.0	17	45

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	5	63	59.4						0	0
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	5	50	49.4	2	1	50	0		0	2

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Ratios

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	19.5	8.2	11.3
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	519	474	3189.0	14.3	7.7	6.6

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	15.7	6.7	9.0
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	12	10	68.0	15.4	11.8	3.6

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	32987	101	21144	64.10
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	519	474	3189.0	42164	106	26036	61.75

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	798	100	506	63.41
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	12	10	68.0	1146	106	677	59.08

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Head-to-Head Pitching

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	0	2	.000	4.35	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.2	13	10	10	2	9	0	21	1	1	0	83	1.065	5.7	0.9	3.9	9.1
2	Liván Hernández	2	1	.667	3.13	3	3	0	1	0	0	23.0	16	8	8	3	4	0	15	0	0	0	87	0.870	6.3	1.2	1.6	5.9

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Game Logs

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Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2006-08-01	GS-7, L	7.0	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	1	0	26	6	22	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	1	1	1	66	110	69	0.1	1.78			0.95
2	Liván Hernández	WSN	2006-08-01	GS-7, W	7.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	27	7	24	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	2	0	1	63	93	57	0.4	2.78			1.37
3	Matt Cain	SFG	2006-07-27	GS-7, L	6.2	5	6	6	0	2	5	0	7	1	0	0	30	11	22	3	0	0	1	1	0	11	0	2	0	2	42	106	60	0.0	-0.22			1.29
4	Liván Hernández	WSN	2006-07-27	GS-7, W	7.0	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	27	6	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	2	58	92	64	0.1	0.56			1.08
5	Matt Cain	SFG	2005-09-20	GS-7	7.0	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	27	6	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	66	91	62	0.1	1.37			0.95
6	Liván Hernández	WSN	2005-09-20	CG, L	9.0	4	4	4	0	2	3	0	7	0	0	0	33	7	29	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	3	67	127	77	-0.3	0.33			1.42

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batter vs. Pitcher

Liván Hernández (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Liván Hernández (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (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	2005	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	2006	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	0	0	0	0

Liván Hernández (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Liván Hernández (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2005	2005-09-20	SFG	WSN	down 1-0	t3	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; P. Feliz to 2B
2	2005	2005-09-20	SFG	WSN	tied 1-1	t5	-2-	2	7 (3-2)	Flyball: RF (RF Line)
3	2006	2006-07-27	SFG	WSN	tied 1-1	t3	---	1	1 (0-0)	Single to LF (Ground Ball)
4	2006	2006-07-27	SFG	WSN	tied 3-3	t4	1--	2	6 (3-2)	Groundout: SS-1B
5	2006	2006-07-27	SFG	WSN	tied 3-3	t7	---	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
6	2006	2006-08-01	SFG	WSN	down 1-0	b3	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; E. Alfonzo to 2B
7	2006	2006-08-01	SFG	WSN	down 1-0	b5	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; E. Alfonzo to 2B

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Liván Hernández (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Liván Hernández (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	2005	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	2006	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	3	0	0	0	0

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Liván Hernández (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Liván Hernández (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2005	2005-09-20	WSN	SFG	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Flyball: RF
2	2005	2005-09-20	WSN	SFG	tied 1-1	b5	1--	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; B. Schneider to 2B
3	2005	2005-09-20	WSN	SFG	ahead 1-2	b7	---	2	2 (1-0)	Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
4	2006	2006-07-27	WSN	SFG	ahead 0-1	b2	---	2	2 (1-0)	Groundout: 1B-P
5	2006	2006-07-27	WSN	SFG	tied 3-3	b5	---	0	2 (1-0)	Single to RF (Ground Ball)
6	2006	2006-07-27	WSN	SFG	tied 3-3	b7	1--	0	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; R. Fick to 2B
7	2006	2006-08-01	WSN	SFG	tied 0-0	t3	-2-	0	6 (0-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B; B. Schneider to 3B
8	2006	2006-08-01	WSN	SFG	ahead 0-1	t5	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; B. Schneider to 2B

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Comparison

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Totals

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	611	27	74	13	1	7	34	0	0	21	308	.121	.151	.180	.331	-10	110	1	1	73	2	0
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	491	1113	973	64	215	38	2	10	85	0	0	10	130	.221	.231	.295	.526	38	287	34	4	123	3	0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	16	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	12	23	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.118	.118	.118	.235	2	0	0	6	0	0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Value

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	-100	2	-2	0
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	491	1113	5.2	5.1	5.3	0.0	-92	-4	-4	0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Sabermetric

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	21	96	104	613	20	.225	54	-96	-9.8	.059	2.0		0
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	491	1113	50	229	241	918	67	.245	139	-95	-8.9	.074	7.5		0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	0	4	4	13	2	.571	2			.000	1.8		0
2	Liván Hernández	22-32	1997	2007	12	23	0	2	2	21	1	.154	0			.000	4.3		0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Win Probability

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-9.0	-9.7	0.1	-97.81	-9.7	-104.75	0.94
2	Liván Hernández	21-37	1996	2012	491	1113	-9.8	-9.2	-1.1	-110.83	-10.9	-105.29	0.95

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Head-to-Head Batting

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	3	7	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	Liván Hernández	3	8	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	3	0	0

Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: Game Logs

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Liván Hernández vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2006-08-01	*	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	2	0	0	1.76	-0.052	1.80	-0.03%	-0.44			P
2	Liván Hernández	WSN	2006-08-01	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.037	0.27	0.00%	-0.42			P
3	Matt Cain	SFG	2006-07-27	*	7	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.83	-0.021	1.32	-0.02%	-0.08			P
4	Liván Hernández	WSN	2006-07-27	*	8	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.016	0.27	0.00%	0.07			P
5	Matt Cain	SFG	2005-09-20	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	-0.067	0.43	-0.01%	-0.51			P
6	Liván Hernández	WSN	2005-09-20	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.89	-0.052	0.59	-0.02%	-0.52			P

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