Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Pitching Comparison

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	152	156	.494	3.46	535	360	73	87	24	12	2622.0	2314	1150	1007	199	958	56	1760	42	18	67	10902	3455	102	3.38	1.248	7.9	0.7	3.3	6.0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	0	1	.000	3.66	6	2	1	1	0	0	19.2	18	8	8	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	77	22		1.27	1.119	8.2	0.5	1.8	6.9

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Value

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	62.1	21.7
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	20.6	-2.2

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Totals Against

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	3455	9706	1685	385	45	134	109	55.14	21	220	130	67	.238	.308	.349	.656	90	.110	.271	1049	3386	629	3314	3455

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	22	72	11	4	2	1	1	50.00	0	2	1	0	.250	.289	.403	.692		.153	.304	8	29	7	22	22

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Starting & Relieving

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	431	62	52.5	56	15	27	0	100.0	22	60
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	204	57	54.2	173	53	31	12	50.0	73	175

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	8	62	54.8	3	2	67			1	1
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	1	50	50.0	6	2	33	0		1	4

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Ratios

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1	11.4	6.4	5.0
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	16.1	8.8	7.4

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	13.1	6.5	6.5
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	19.5	5.2	14.3

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	760	700	4710.1		88
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	13	88.1	1180	96	718	60.85
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	219	77	145	66.21

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	1	0	1.000	3.72	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.2	10	6	4	1	6	0	7	1	0	1	46	1.655	9.3	0.9	5.6	6.5
2	Tommy John	1	2	.333	5.12	3	3	0	1	0	0	19.1	19	11	11	1	6	0	12	1	0	1	81	1.293	8.8	0.5	2.8	5.6

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Tommy John	LAD	1978-06-09	GS-4, L	3.1	12	8	8	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	24	15	21	10	2	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	2	4			-0.6	-5.58			1.59
2	Rudy May	MON	1978-06-09	GS-3	2.1	5	5	3	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	15	8	12	4	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	1	0	1	30			-0.2	-2.53			0.82
3	Tommy John	CHW	1969-09-04	GS-7, L	7.0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	4	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	71			0.2	1.99			0.73
4	Rudy May	CAL	1969-09-04	GS-8, W	7.1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	28	7	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	73			0.3	2.30			1.21
5	Tommy John	CHW	1965-07-17	CG, W	9.0	5	2	2	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	33	7	31	3	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	2	73			0.2	1.67			1.04
6	Rudy May	CAL	1965-07-17	GS-1	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43			-0.2	-1.80			1.49

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (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	1969	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1978	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-09-04	CHW	CAL	down 1-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout Looking
2	1969	1969-09-04	CHW	CAL	down 1-0	t5	-2-	2		Lineout: 2B
3	1978	1978-06-09	LAD	MON	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	1		Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; B. North to 2B; T. John to 1B

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rudy May (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	1969	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1978	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-09-04	CAL	CHW	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
2	1969	1969-09-04	CAL	CHW	ahead 0-1	b6	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
3	1978	1978-06-09	MON	LAD	down 2-0	b2	1-3	2		Walk; L. Parrish to 2B

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Comparison

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Totals

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	341	12	42	9	0	0	14	0	0	22	164	.123	.180	.150	.330	-4	51	4	2	17	1	0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Value

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	-113	-1	-4	0
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-45	1	-2	0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Sabermetric

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	18	175	185	875	33	.198	92	-114	-12.2	.031	4.3		0
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	9	66	69	321	11	.236	26	-47	-5.0	.026	2.1		0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Tommy John	34-39	1977	1982	14	14	0	1	1	13	0	.125	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Win Probability

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Tommy John	20-46	1963	1989	452	1030	-8.9	-11.2	1.3	-102.43	-11.0	-112.93	0.90
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-4.7	-5.0	-0.1	-46.23	-5.1	-48.93	0.91

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Batting

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tommy John	3	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	2	0	0

Tommy John vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Rudy May: 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	Tommy John	LAD	1978-06-09	*	4	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0	0.59	0.028	0.73	0.02%	0.48			P
2	Rudy May	MON	1978-06-09	*	3	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	0.031	3.61	0.03%	0.27			P
3	Tommy John	CHW	1969-09-04	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.057	0.00	0.00%	-0.38			P
4	Rudy May	CAL	1969-09-04	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.037	0.00	0.00%	-0.41			P
5	Tommy John	CHW	1965-07-17	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.45	-0.081	4.52	-0.15%	-1.09			P
6	Rudy May	CAL	1965-07-17	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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