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Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Pitching Comparison

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	104	114	.477	4.16	497	290	125	2	1	66	1904.1	1806	948	881	280	647	28	1775	84	8	80	8100	2589	98	4.31	1.288	8.5	1.3	3.1	8.4
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	79	79	.500	3.45	212	211	0	6	5	0	1319.0	1254	564	505	129	292	32	986	38	1	66	5444	1647	115	3.61	1.172	8.6	0.9	2.0	6.7

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	0	1	.000	4.26	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	13	6	6	1	3	0	8	3	0	1	57	19		4.21	1.263	9.2	0.7	2.1	5.7
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	2	2	.500	3.94	5	5	0	0	0	0	29.2	27	13	13	3	4	1	22	2	0	0	120	33		3.55	1.045	8.2	0.9	1.2	6.7

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Value

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	497	290	1904.1	15.9	-0.1
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	212	211	1319.0	21.6	10.4

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Totals Against

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	497	290	1904.1	2589	7243	1096	388	42	73	46	61.34	6	106	70	55	.249	.316	.430	.746	105	.181	.291	996	3118	710	2537	2589
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	212	211	1319.0	1647	5037	840	267	18	67	30	69.07	9	91	43	34	.249	.293	.386	.679	87	.137	.284	572	1944	414	1584	1647

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	2	2	12.2	19	49	7	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	2	.265	.333	.449	.782		.184	.286	8	22	6	19	19
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	5	5	29.2	33	113	16	7	1	2	2	50.00	0	0	1	0	.239	.277	.398	.676		.159	.273	16	45	11	33	33

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Starting & Relieving

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	147	51	52.4	28	9	32	15	81.5	125	207
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	130	62	54.4	1	1	100	0		0	1

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	1	50	50.5						0	0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	4	80	54.6						0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Ratios

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	497	290	1904.1	21.9	8.0	13.9
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	212	211	1319.0	18.1	5.4	12.7

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	2	2	12.2	14.0	5.3	8.8
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	5	5	29.2	18.3	3.3	15.0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Pitch Summary

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	497	290	1904.1	30596	98	19738	64.51
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	212	211	1319.0	20411	97	12982	63.60

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	2	2	12.2	196	98	133	67.86
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	5	5	29.2	432	86	271	62.73

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	1	0	1.000	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	29	1.143	6.4	1.3	3.9	9.0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	0	1	.000	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	23	0.833	7.5	1.5	0.0	10.5

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Game Logs

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Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	ARI	2011-07-16	GS-7, W	7.0	5	2	2	0	1	3	0	7	0	0	0	29	8	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	63	110	67	0.2	1.30			1.29
2	Hiroki Kuroda	LAD	2011-07-16	GS-6, L	6.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	23	6	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	4	57	91	52	-0.1	-0.18			0.78

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (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	2011	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Hiroki Kuroda (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2011	2011-07-16	LAD	ARI	down 3-1	t3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2011	2011-07-16	LAD	ARI	down 3-1	t5	12-	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); A. Miles to 3B; D. Navarro to 2B

Hiroki Kuroda (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Hiroki Kuroda (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (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	2011	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Hiroki Kuroda (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Hiroki Kuroda (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2011	2011-07-16	ARI	LAD	ahead 1-3	b2	---	1	2 (0-1)	Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
2	2011	2011-07-16	ARI	LAD	ahead 2-3	b5	---	0	5 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Comparison

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	216	399	321	21	42	11	1	1	18	0	0	33	154	.131	.213	.181	.394	10	58	3	1	42	2	0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	114	254	209	7	21	1	0	0	3	0	0	13	72	.100	.153	.105	.258	-28	22	2	0	32	0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	2	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	5	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Value

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	216	399	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.0	-43	1	-1	0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	114	254	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	0.0	-39	0	-1	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Sabermetric

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	216	399	13	76	78	326	19	.244	38	-40	-4.1	.050	2.1		0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	114	254	1	34	37	222	5	.153	10	-39	-3.8	.005	2.9		0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	26	2011	2011	2	4	0	1	1	3	0	.500	0			.000	2.0		0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-37	2008	2012	5	6	0	0	0	6	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Win Probability

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ian Kennedy	22-38	2007	2023	216	399	-3.9	-4.1	0.0	-44.76	-4.6	-43.97	0.97
2	Hiroki Kuroda	33-39	2008	2014	114	254	-4.2	-4.0	-0.2	-46.34	-4.7	-43.30	0.98

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Head-to-Head Batting

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hiroki Kuroda	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: Game Logs

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Ian Kennedy vs. Hiroki Kuroda: 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	Ian Kennedy	ARI	2011-07-16	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	-0.031	0.87	-0.03%	-0.37			P
2	Hiroki Kuroda	LAD	2011-07-16	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.65	-0.053	0.27	-0.01%	-0.45			P

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