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Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Pitching Comparison

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Totals

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	286	245	.539	3.41	676	609	49	305	45	25	4688.2	4582	1962	1774	505	902	109	2357	54	3	33	19174	5757	113	3.51	1.170	8.8	1.0	1.7	4.5

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	110		2.46	1.200	8.4	0.6	2.4	4.9
2	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	0	1	.000	1.64	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.0	11	2	2	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	47	14			1.273	9.0	0.8	2.5	4.1

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Value

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	676	609	4688.2	83.0	38.6

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Totals Against

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	676	609	4688.2	5757	18000	3079	823	175	185	91	67.03	3	309	194	71	.255	.291	.404	.695	92	.149	.268	2136	7270	1503	5538	5757

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	110	335											.245	.303					.271				110	110
2	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	2	1	11.0	14	44											.250	.298					.263				14	14

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Starting & Relieving

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	369	61	55.3	55	18	33	4	86.2	49	67

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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									1	1
2	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950									1	1

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Ratios

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	676	609	4688.2	12.3	4.7	7.6

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	2	1	11.0	10.6	6.4	4.3

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Pitch Summary

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	676	609	4688.2		109

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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
2	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	2	1	11.0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Totals

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	1	1	.500	1.00	2	2	0	2	1	0	18.0	11	3	2	1	4	2	7	1	0	0	69	0.833	5.5	0.5	2.0	3.5
2	Tommy John	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	1	0	1	1	0	12.0	4	0	0	0	3	1	8	0	0	1	41	0.583	3.0	0.0	2.3	6.0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	CLE	1964-09-27	6-8	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	12	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0				0.0	1.36	0	0	0.28
2	Robin Roberts	BAL	1964-09-27	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	31	5	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	84			0.3	4.07			0.60
3	Tommy John	CLE	1964-05-03 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	29	4	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	86			0.5	4.07			0.82
4	Robin Roberts	BAL	1964-05-03 (2)	CG, L	9.0	8	3	2	1	1	3	2	3	0	0	0	38	13	33	6	1	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	2	2	61			0.0	1.07			0.80

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Robin Roberts (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Robin Roberts (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	1964	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	1

Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Robin Roberts (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tommy John (Pitcher) vs. Robin Roberts (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	BAL	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	1--	1		Single to LF; D. Brown to 2B
2	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	BAL	CLE	down 2-0	b6	---	1		Flyball: RF
3	1964	1964-09-27	BAL	CLE	ahead 0-4	t6	123	1		Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B

Robin Roberts (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Robin Roberts (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	1964	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Robin Roberts (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Robin Roberts (Pitcher) vs. Tommy John (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	CLE	BAL	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
2	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	CLE	BAL	tied 0-0	t6	---	1		Single to LF
3	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	CLE	BAL	ahead 0-3	t7	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
4	1964	1964-05-03 (2)	CLE	BAL	ahead 0-3	t9	1--	1		Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batting Comparison

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batting Totals

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	688	1784	1525	107	255	55	10	5	103	3	1	135	372	.167	.238	.226	.464	27	345	37	8	108	6	0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batting Value

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	688	1784	3.1	3.1	3.6	-0.4	-162	2	-1	0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batting Sabermetric

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	688	1784	70	398	416	1422	91	.217	205	-157	-16.2	.059	4.1	75.00	4

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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		.125	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Robin Roberts	23	1950	1950	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Batting Win Probability

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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		-112.93	0.90
2	Robin Roberts	21-39	1948	1966	688	1784	-14.1	-14.1	-0.5	-152.53		-152.92	0.96

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Head-to-Head Batting

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Totals

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	Robin Roberts	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	Tommy John	2	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: Game Logs

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Tommy John vs. Robin Roberts: 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	CLE	1964-09-27		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Robin Roberts	BAL	1964-09-27	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.49	-0.070	0.82	-0.07%	-2.40			P
3	Tommy John	CLE	1964-05-03 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.51	0.011	1.49	0.02%	-0.32			P
4	Robin Roberts	BAL	1964-05-03 (2)	*	9	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.018	2.81	0.03%	0.23			P

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