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Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Pitching Comparison

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	69	75	.479	4.20	255	197	13	9	4	0	1223.2	1268	617	571	145	323	20	908	28	3	26	5163	1661	99	4.03	1.300	9.3	1.1	2.4	6.7

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	0	1	.000	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2			2.000	18.0	9.0	0.0	0.0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Value

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	10.5	-0.4

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Totals Against

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	1661	4740	854	249	20	100	30	76.92	4	104	34	38	.268	.316	.420	.736	99	.153	.302	633	1992	414	1619	1661

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400		.600	.250	2	5	1	2	2

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Starting & Relieving

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	92	47	50.6	36	14	39	2	0.0	13	58

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	0			0	0				1	1

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Ratios

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	17.6	6.3	11.3

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Pitch Summary

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	255	197	1223.2	18485	90	12208	66.04

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	1.0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	0	2	.000	8.22	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.1	26	14	14	5	3	0	16	1	0	1	74	1.891	15.3	2.9	1.8	9.4
2	Brandon McCarthy	2	0	1.000	3.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	15	8	7	3	4	0	11	0	0	1	70	1.056	7.5	1.5	2.0	5.5

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Game Logs

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Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	KCR	2017-07-08	GS-6	6.0	7	3	3	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	1	26	8	24	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	3	52	100	71	0.0	-0.03			0.77
2	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2017-07-08	GS-6	6.0	6	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	24	8	22	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	53	75	49	0.2	0.97			1.12
3	Ian Kennedy	SDP	2015-04-25	GS-5, L	4.1	8	8	8	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	22	10	19	2	3	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	6	16	94	56	-0.6	-6.03			0.81
4	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2015-04-25	GS-6, W	5.0	6	6	6	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	22	7	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	3	34	80	55	-0.2	-3.80			0.68
5	Ian Kennedy	SDP	2014-05-03	GS-5, L	5.0	11	3	3	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	26	12	25	8	2	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	3	39	102	67	-0.2	-0.97			0.81
6	Brandon McCarthy	ARI	2014-05-03	GS-7, W	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	24	4	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	76	88	55	0.3	2.85			0.83

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (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	2014	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2015	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	2017	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ian Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Brandon McCarthy (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2014	2014-05-03	SDP	ARI	down 2-0	b3	---	2	3 (0-2)	Single to CF (Fly Ball)
2	2015	2015-04-25	SDP	LAD	down 6-3	b2	-2-	1	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	2017	2017-07-08	KCR	LAD	down 2-0	t3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
4	2017	2017-07-08	KCR	LAD	down 3-1	t5	---	1	5 (2-2)	Groundout: SS-1B

Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Brandon McCarthy (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	2014	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2015	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
3	2017	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0

Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Brandon McCarthy (Pitcher) vs. Ian Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2014	2014-05-03	ARI	SDP	ahead 0-2	t2	-2-	2	4 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2014	2014-05-03	ARI	SDP	ahead 0-2	t4	---	2	3 (0-2)	Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
3	2015	2015-04-25	LAD	SDP	tied 3-3	t2	1--	0	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); J. Pederson to 2B
4	2015	2015-04-25	LAD	SDP	ahead 3-6	t4	---	1	6 (3-2)	Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
5	2017	2017-07-08	LAD	KCR	ahead 0-2	b2	-2-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
6	2017	2017-07-08	LAD	KCR	ahead 1-3	b4	-2-	1	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batting Comparison

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batting Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	146	3	9	2	0	0	7	0	0	9	76	.062	.116	.075	.191	-46	11	0	0	12	0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batting Value

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	0.0	-29	1	-1	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batting Sabermetric

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	2	18	21	149	2	.129	10	-30	-3.1	.014	1.9		0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	33	2017	2017	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Batting Win Probability

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	Brandon McCarthy	21-34	2005	2018	88	167	-2.6	-2.9	0.2	-28.35	-2.9	-30.25	0.97

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Head-to-Head Batting

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Totals

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Brandon McCarthy	3	8	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	0	0	1	0	0

Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: Game Logs

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Ian Kennedy vs. Brandon McCarthy: 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	KCR	2017-07-08	*	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	-0.036	1.00	-0.03%	-0.32			P
2	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2017-07-08	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84	-0.047	0.61	-0.02%	-0.68			P
3	Ian Kennedy	SDP	2015-04-25	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.033	1.47	-0.02%	-0.33			P
4	Brandon McCarthy	LAD	2015-04-25	*	6	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.66	-0.026	0.86	-0.02%	-0.52			P
5	Ian Kennedy	SDP	2014-05-03	*	6	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.43	0.014	0.30	0.01%	0.11			P
6	Brandon McCarthy	ARI	2014-05-03	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.50	-0.023	0.15	0.00%	-0.37			P

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