Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitching Comparison

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	204	150	.576	3.48	510	466	19	68	25	5	3130.1	2939	1366	1211	235	1007	108	2014	117	23	121	13150	4246	112	3.69	1.261	8.4	0.7	2.9	5.8
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	98	103	.488	4.02	415	243	61	26	9	12	1739.2	1786	885	777	99	725	86	783	29	23	55	7496	2645	89	3.89	1.443	9.2	0.5	3.8	4.1

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	8	3	.727	2.59	22	18	2	4	2	1	132.0	103	43	38	8	43	5	97	6	0	6	533	162		2.12	1.106	7.0	0.5	2.9	6.6
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	0	1	.000	5.84	6	2	2	0	0	0	12.1	13	8	8	0	10	2	6	0	0	1	61	24		2.87	1.865	9.5	0.0	7.3	4.4

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Value

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	51.4	24.8
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	1.2	-13.5

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals Against

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	4246	11825	2114	525	65	181	94	65.82	18	314	124	73	.249	.312	.364	.676	89	.115	.280	1365	4299	825	4063	4246
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	2645	6601	1367	275	45	188	93	66.90	5	211	91	48	.271	.343	.371	.714	107	.100	.293	850	2448	419	2540	2645

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	162	472	79	16	0	5	5	50.00	0	13	7	2	.218	.291	.303	.594		.085	.258	47	143	24	152	162
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1	24	47	9	2	2	3	0	100.00	0	1	2	2	.277	.390	.404	.794		.128	.302	10	19	4	23	24

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	293	63	53.9	19	6	32	3	62.5	19	44
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	118	49	48.3	128	48	38	10	54.5	61	172

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	13	72	59.3	5	0	0	0	100.0	2	4
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	0	0	38.0	3	0	0	0		2	4

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	15.3	7.7	7.7
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	10.4	9.7	0.8

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	18.2	8.1	10.1
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1	9.8	16.4	-6.6

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	510	466	3130.1	513	92	286	55.75
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2		91

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	18	132.0	1350	96	868	64.30
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1	209	52	112	53.59

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Head-to-Head Pitching

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	2	2	.500	4.13	4	4	0	1	0	0	28.1	25	14	13	0	11	1	29	0	0	1	117	1.271	7.9	0.0	3.5	9.2
2	Mike LaCoss	1	2	.333	4.50	4	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	21	9	7	1	5	0	8	0	0	0	67	1.857	13.5	0.6	3.2	5.1

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Game Logs

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Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1989-09-19	GS-5, L	5.0	8	3	3	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	10	22	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	41			-0.2	-0.88			1.85
2	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1989-09-19	GS-5, W	5.0	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	11	24	10	1	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	1	38			0.0	0.12			0.85
3	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1989-04-10	GS-8, W	8.0	6	3	3	0	0	5	1	10	0	0	0	33	12	26	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	2	1	1	1	63	130	73	-0.1	0.39			1.18
4	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1989-04-10	9-9, BL	0.1	2	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1		17	10	-0.7	-4.43	1	1	5.91
5	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1987-09-23	GS-7, L	6.1	8	7	6	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	29	10	27	5	2	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	3	35			-0.4	-3.12			1.40
6	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1987-09-23	6-7	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.52	0	0	1.16
7	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1986-07-28	CG, W	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	1	31	7	27	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	1	84			0.5	2.88			1.45
8	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1986-07-28	GS-7, L	7.0	6	2	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	30	9	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	64			0.0	1.02			0.71

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batter vs. Pitcher

Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (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	1986	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1989	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0

Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Orel Hershiser (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1986	1986-07-28	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout Looking
2	1986	1986-07-28	SFG	LAD	down 2-0	t6	1--	0		Walk; J. Uribe to 2B
3	1989	1989-09-19	SFG	LAD	down 2-0	b2	123	0		Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.)

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (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	1986	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1987	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1989	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	0	0	0

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Orel Hershiser (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1986	1986-07-28	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
2	1986	1986-07-28	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-1	b4	-2-	2		Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); R. Williams Scores/unER
3	1986	1986-07-28	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-2	b6	12-	2		Strikeout Looking
4	1987	1987-09-23	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-5	t6	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
5	1989	1989-09-19	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	0		Flyball: 2B
6	1989	1989-09-19	LAD	SFG	ahead 0-2	t4	1--	1		Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Comparison

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Totals

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	810	65	163	29	2	0	50	8	3	27	182	.201	.230	.242	.472	31	196	7	5	101	6	0
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	481	30	60	11	0	2	19	0	0	18	194	.125	.159	.160	.319	-10	77	5	2	61	1	0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	25	24	3	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	.208	.240	.292	.532	7	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Value

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	4.7	4.6	4.7	0.1	-73	3	-4	0
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	-0.9	-0.9	-1.0	0.1	-74	0	-2	0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Sabermetric

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	31	195	212	764	54	.257	115	-78	-8.0	.041	4.5	72.7	11
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	13	80	87	488	19	.203	47	-72	-7.6	.035	2.5		0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	26-40	1985	1999	22	25	2	6	7	19	6	.263	6			.083	4.8		0
2	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000			0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Win Probability

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Orel Hershiser	24-41	1983	2000	431	949	-6.8	-7.3	0.3	-80.64	-8.4	-82.40	0.96
2	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	-7.1	-7.6	-0.3	-81.21	-8.6	-79.59	0.89

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Head-to-Head Batting

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	4	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.100	.100	.100	.200	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Mike LaCoss	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0

Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: Game Logs

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Orel Hershiser vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1989-09-19	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.97	-0.043	0.00	0.00%	-0.59			P
2	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1989-09-19	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.01	-0.084	5.51	-0.09%	-0.75			P
3	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1989-04-10	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	-0.163	3.52	-0.16%	-1.14			P
4	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1989-04-10		1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1987-09-23	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.92	-0.039	0.00	0.00%	-0.55			P
6	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1987-09-23		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Orel Hershiser	LAD	1986-07-28	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.058	0.65	0.02%	0.30			P
8	Mike LaCoss	SFG	1986-07-28	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.077	3.65	0.13%	0.51			P

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