Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Pitching Comparison

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Totals

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	96	113	.459	3.34	931	9	609	4	0	218	1510.0	1464	654	560	123	445	155	940	37	10	30	6327	2058	117	3.45	1.264	8.7	0.7	2.7	5.6
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	288	231	.555	3.34	760	700	22	162	46	3	4710.1	4783	2017	1749	302	1259	102	2245	98	16	187	19692	6479	111	3.38	1.283	9.1	0.6	2.4	4.3

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	1	3	.250	5.79	7	0	4	0	0	0	9.1	10	8	6	1	2	1	6	0	0	0	41	13		3.47	1.286	9.6	1.0	1.9	5.8
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	6	3	.667	2.65	14	13	1	3	1	0	88.1	82	36	26	6	24	1	48	4	0	4	367	115		2.46	1.200	8.4	0.6	2.4	4.9

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Value

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	931	9	1510.0	16.5	3.7
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	62.1	21.7

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Totals Against

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	931	9	1510.0	2058	5706	1109	204	28	169	55	75.45	1	155	93	46	.257	.312	.367	.679	88	.110	.286	666	2093	355	1946	2058
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	6479	18042	3665	699	117	240	154	60.91	20	604	196	96	.265	.315	.367	.682	94	.102	.287	2112	6622	1118	6140	6479

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	7	0	9.1	13	38	8	1	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.263	.300	.368	.668		.105	.290	5	14	2	12	13
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	115	335	67	9	0	2	3	40.00	1	11	3	1	.245	.302	.325	.628		.081	.270	32	109	15	110	115

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Starting & Relieving

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	5	56	48.9	647	231	36	82	72.7	609	922
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	431	62	52.5	56	15	27	0	100.0	22	60

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	0			3	2	67	2	0.0	4	7
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	8	62	54.8	3	2	67			1	1

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Ratios

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	931	9	1510.0	14.9	7.0	7.8
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	11.4	6.4	5.0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	7	0	9.1	14.6	4.9	9.8
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	13.1	6.5	6.5

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Pitch Summary

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	931	9	1510.0
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1		88

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	7	0	9.1	111		84	75.68
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	1180	96	718	60.85

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Totals

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	1	0	1.000	0.00	5	0	5	0	0	3	8.1	1	0	0	0	4	2	7	0	0	0	30	0.600	1.1	0.0	4.3	7.6
2	Tommy John	1	1	.500	2.70	5	5	0	1	0	0	30.0	27	11	9	1	7	0	12	0	0	2	122	1.133	8.1	0.3	2.1	3.6

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Tommy John	1	0	1.000	0.66	2	2	0	1	0	0	13.2	11	5	1	1	5	0	11	2	0	0	60	1.171	7.2	0.7	3.3	7.2
2	Gene Garber	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.6

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	KCR	1988-04-27	11-GF(11), S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17	10	0.2	0.86	1	0	3.52
2	Tommy John	NYY	1988-04-27	GS-8	7.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	24	3	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	79	87	55	0.5	3.36			1.11
3	Gene Garber	ATL	1978-09-09	7-GF, S	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.77	3	0	1.27
4	Tommy John	LAD	1978-09-09	GS-2	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	45			0.0	-0.44			1.00
5	Gene Garber	ATL	1978-07-05	9-GF, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.44	0	0	2.46
6	Tommy John	LAD	1978-07-05	GS-6	5.2	8	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	24	9	23	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	1	42			0.1	-0.91			0.46
7	Gene Garber	PHI	1977-07-28	9-GF	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-1.91	1	1	2.39
8	Tommy John	LAD	1977-07-28	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	34	9	31	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	0	1	70			0.5	3.36			1.53
9	Gene Garber	PHI	1976-05-08	6-GF, W	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	13	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.3	1.83	0	0	1.31
10	Tommy John	LAD	1976-05-08	GS-7, L	6.1	8	6	4	2	1	4	0	4	0	0	2	32	13	27	4	3	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	4	37			-0.4	-3.45			1.30

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Gene Garber (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Gene Garber (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	1976	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Gene Garber (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Gene Garber (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-05-08	PHI	LAD	tied 4-4	b6	-2-	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; B. Boone to 3B

Gene Garber (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Gene Garber (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (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	1976	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Gene Garber (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (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	1977	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Gene Garber (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Gene Garber (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-05-08	LAD	PHI	tied 4-4	t6	---	1		Strikeout Looking

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Comparison

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Totals

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	833	139	115	7	17	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	41	.148	.228	.148	.376	5	17	1	0	11	0	0
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	900	43	141	13	0	5	54	0	0	33	211	.157	.187	.188	.375	7	169	20	1	93	3	0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.083	.083	.083	.167	1	0	0	2	0	0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Value

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	833	139	0.2	0.2	0.2	-0.1	-15	1	0	0
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	-113	-1	-4	0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Sabermetric

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	833	139	0	29	30	110	6	.230	11	-16	-1.7	.000	2.8		0
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	18	175	185	875	33	.198	92	-114	-12.2	.031	4.3		0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	28-34	1976	1982	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000			0
2	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	14	0	1	1	13	0	.125	0			.000	3.0		0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Win Probability

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Gene Garber	21-40	1969	1988	833	139	-0.8	-1.6	0.3	-18.95	-1.9	-16.90	0.63
2	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-8.9	-11.2	1.3	-102.43	-11.0	-112.93	0.90

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Head-to-Head Batting

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Totals

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Tommy John	5	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Tommy John	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Gene Garber	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0

Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Gene Garber: 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	Gene Garber	KCR	1988-04-27																																	P
2	Tommy John	NYY	1988-04-27																																	P
3	Gene Garber	ATL	1978-09-09		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.22	-0.004	0.00	0.00%	-0.41			P
4	Tommy John	LAD	1978-09-09	*	2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.030	3.87	-0.06%	-0.36			P
5	Gene Garber	ATL	1978-07-05		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Tommy John	LAD	1978-07-05	*	6	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.24	-0.007	0.55	-0.01%	-0.80			P
7	Gene Garber	PHI	1977-07-28		1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Tommy John	LAD	1977-07-28	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	-0.146	0.62	-0.04%	-1.02			P
9	Gene Garber	PHI	1976-05-08		4	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.96	-0.013	1.73	-0.01%	-0.31			P
10	Tommy John	LAD	1976-05-08	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	-0.064	1.78	-0.08%	-0.58			P

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