Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Pitching Comparison

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	4	10	.286	4.40	93	11	31	1	0	5	173.2	184	95	85	19	69	12	98	4	0	8	776	268	77	4.02	1.457	9.5	1.0	3.6	5.1

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Value

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Totals Against

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	268	677	136	25	4	7	2	77.78	0	15	18	5	.272	.340	.405	.745	119	.133	.292	97	274	48	257	268

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0							.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Starting & Relieving

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0			0	0				1	1

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Ratios

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Pitch Summary

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	15	0.692	6.2	0.0	0.0	8.3
2	Jim Kaat	0	1	.000	5.06	2	2	0	1	0	0	10.2	17	8	6	2	4	1	9	0	0	2	52	1.969	14.3	1.7	3.4	7.6

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	MIN	1963-05-08	CG(8), L	8.0	10	4	4	0	1	3	1	5	0	0	2	35	13	32	8	0	1	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	2	48			-0.2	-0.59			1.02
2	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-05-08	5-8, W	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	2	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0				0.4	2.04	2	1	1.69
3	Jim Kaat	MIN	1963-04-16	GS-3	2.2	7	4	2	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	17	9	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	35			-0.3	-2.83			1.35
4	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-16	9-10	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				-0.1	-0.52	0	0	1.77

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (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	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-05-08	MIN	LAA	tied 3-3	t7	--3	2		Groundout: P-1B

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Nelson (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	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-05-08	LAA	MIN	tied 3-3	b6	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Comparison

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	0	0	1	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Value

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Batting Win Probability

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94	-0.5	-4.63	0.87

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Totals

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	Mel Nelson	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Kaat	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Kaat vs. Mel Nelson: 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	MIN	1963-05-08	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	0.034	2.29	0.02%	0.40			P
2	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-05-08		5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.65	-0.016	1.29	-0.02%	-0.09			P
3	Jim Kaat	MIN	1963-04-16	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	-0.017	1.09	-0.02%	-0.15			P
4	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-16		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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