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Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Pitching Comparison

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	6155	108	3.41	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.2	4.9
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	125	126	.498	3.18	361	318	23	97	30	3	2363.0	2276	970	835	161	638	69	1516	26	9	68	9789	3078	114	3.06	1.233	8.7	0.6	2.4	5.8

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	1	3	.250	4.01	9	5	0	1	0	0	24.2	30	14	11	1	8	2	10	1	0	1	113	41		1.18	1.541	10.9	0.4	2.9	3.6
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	2	2	.500	1.40	4	4	0	1	1	0	25.2	12	7	4	2	8	0	20	1	0	0	98	23		0.55	0.779	4.2	0.7	2.8	7.0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Value

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	45.2	7.8
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	361	318	2363.0	38.9	18.8

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Totals Against

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	6155	17503	3387	706	132	168	87	65.88	24	462	172	143	.264	.309	.387	.696	97	.123	.286	2121	6775	1233	5825	6155
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	361	318	2363.0	3078	8968	1716	350	49	172	92	65.15	54	198	96	61	.254	.303	.358	.661	90	.104	.288	986	3207	560	2940	3078

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	41	100	24	5	0	1	1	50.00	0	2	4	0	.300	.358	.380	.738		.080	.326	15	38	6	39	41
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	4	4	25.2	23	88	8	2	0	1	2	33.33	1	0	1	0	.136	.216	.227	.444		.091	.152	4	20	4	21	23

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Starting & Relieving

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	365	58	53.0	284	97	34	16	51.5	102	273
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	206	65	55.8	50	14	28	1	75.0	23	43

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	2	40	47.0	5	2	40	1	0.0	0	4
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	3	75	66.3						0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Ratios

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	12.9	5.7	7.2
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	361	318	2363.0	15.5	6.5	9.0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	8.8	7.1	1.8
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	4	4	25.2	20.4	8.2	12.2

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Pitch Summary

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1		69
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	361	318	2363.0		103

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	246	67	160	65.04
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	4	4	25.2

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jon Matlack	1	2	.333	6.10	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.2	25	16	14	2	6	1	12	1	0	2	92	1.500	10.9	0.9	2.6	5.2
2	Jim Kaat	1	0	1.000	5.93	3	2	1	0	0	0	13.2	10	9	9	3	4	0	9	0	0	1	55	1.024	6.6	2.0	2.6	5.9

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Game Logs

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Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	NYY	1979-06-15	5-GF(8)	3.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	16	5	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0				0.0	-0.18	0	0	0.05
2	Jon Matlack	TEX	1979-06-15	GS-8, W	7.2	10	5	5	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	33	10	33	6	3	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	4	43			0.1	-1.21			0.66
3	Jim Kaat	PHI	1977-07-06	GS-5	5.0	2	3	3	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	19	5	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	2	50			-0.1	-0.43			0.85
4	Jon Matlack	NYM	1977-07-06	GS-7, L	7.0	7	4	4	0	0	5	1	4	1	0	0	30	13	21	7	0	0	3	0	0	7	2	2	1	0	46			-0.2	-0.41			1.58
5	Jim Kaat	PHI	1977-05-29	GS-5, W	5.0	5	4	4	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	5	20	1	1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	4	44			-0.1	-1.43			0.82
6	Jon Matlack	NYM	1977-05-29	GS-6, L	6.0	8	7	5	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	1	29	12	27	3	4	0	1	0	0	15	1	0	1	5	35			-0.4	-3.92			0.88

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Jon Matlack (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Jon Matlack (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	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Jon Matlack (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Jon Matlack (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-05-29	PHI	NYM	down 3-2	b2	---	2		Strikeout, Wild Pitch; J. Kaat to 1B
2	1977	1977-05-29	PHI	NYM	ahead 3-5	b4	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
3	1977	1977-07-06	PHI	NYM	down 1-0	b2	--3	2		Single to LF; J. Martin Scores

Jon Matlack (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jon Matlack (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (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	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Jon Matlack (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jon Matlack (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-05-29	NYM	PHI	ahead 1-3	t2	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1977	1977-05-29	NYM	PHI	down 6-4	t5	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1977	1977-07-06	NYM	PHI	tied 1-1	t3	---	0		Walk
4	1977	1977-07-06	NYM	PHI	ahead 1-3	t5	---	1		Groundout: 1B-P

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Comparison

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	1251	117	232	44	5	16	106	5	1	63	367	.185	.227	.267	.494	37	334	14	7	34	7	1
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	204	541	441	32	57	3	0	0	23	0	0	57	217	.129	.230	.136	.366	7	60	7	1	41	1	0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	4	11	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.167	.444	.167	.611	1	2	0	2	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Value

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	5.3	5.0	5.6	-0.4	-101	5	-1	0
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	204	541	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.1	-53	1	-2	0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	65	302	320	1075	83	.247	207	-110	-11.7	.082	3.4	83.3	6
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	204	541	3	115	122	433	20	.253	55	-55	-5.6	.007	2.0		0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	0	2	2	8	1	.667	2			.000	1.5		0
2	Jon Matlack	23	1973	1973	4	11	0	4	4	9	0	.333	0			.000	2.0		0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Win Probability

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	-9.4	-8.7	-0.9	-92.31	-9.5	-90.13	0.97
2	Jon Matlack	21-33	1971	1983	204	541	-5.1	-5.3	0.0	-55.13	-5.8	-54.96	0.96

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jon Matlack	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Kaat	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: Game Logs

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Jim Kaat vs. Jon Matlack: 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	Jim Kaat	NYY	1979-06-15																																	P
2	Jon Matlack	TEX	1979-06-15																																	P
3	Jim Kaat	PHI	1977-07-06	*	5	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	0.096	3.12	0.12%	0.87			P
4	Jon Matlack	NYM	1977-07-06	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	0.027	0.01	0.00%	0.22			P
5	Jim Kaat	PHI	1977-05-29	*	6	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.54	-0.002	0.59	0.00%	-0.11			P
6	Jon Matlack	NYM	1977-05-29	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	-0.038	0.11	0.00%	-0.35			P

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