Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Pitching Comparison

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Totals

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	104	132	.441	4.67	344	263	56	127	7	6	2025.2	2173	1202	1052	130	1049	49	691	24	4	54	9055	3370	95	4.66	1.591	9.7	0.6	4.7	3.1
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	99	101	.495	3.72	356	201	96	75	16	17	1662.1	1707	827	688	94	587	65	587	32	3	27	7112	2430	99	3.99	1.380	9.2	0.5	3.2	3.2

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	16	6			1.500	10.8	2.7	2.7	2.7

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Value

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	344	263	2025.2	10.3	-7.0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	6.0	-6.9

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Totals Against

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	344	263	2025.2	3370	7853	1582	370	91	83	58	58.87	30	186	114	10	.277	.363	.397	.760	104	.120	.290	1138	3115	591	3246	3370
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	2430	6422	1291	263	59	43	51	45.74	10	142	103	0	.266	.330	.369	.699	100	.103	.281	785	2370	416	2326	2430

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6	14	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.643	1.018		.357	.250	4	9	2	6	6

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Starting & Relieving

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	118	45	45.1	57	28	49	6	50.0	56	81
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	103	51	49.8	118	45	38	9	65.4	96	155

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0			3	3	100	0		1	3

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Ratios

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	344	263	2025.2	7.6	11.6	-4.0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	8.3	8.3	0.0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6.3	6.3	0.0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Pitch Summary

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	344	263	2025.2
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	54		33	61.11

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Totals

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	0	1	.000	3.97	2	2	0	1	0	0	11.1	9	5	5	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	46	1.235	7.1	0.8	4.0	3.2
2	Al Smith	0	0		1.93	2	1	1	1	0	1	9.1	7	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	37	1.071	6.8	0.0	2.9	1.9

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Game Logs

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Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	SLB	1940-08-18	CG	9.0	4	2	2	0	1	4	1	3	0	0	0	34	8	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	70			0.3	2.95			0.92
2	Al Smith	CLE	1940-08-18	CG	9.0	7	2	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	36	11	30	5	2	0	0	1	0	9	1	3	0	2	64			0.3	2.95			1.80
3	Vern Kennedy	SLB	1940-04-24	GS-3, L	2.1	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	6	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	3	35			-0.2	-2.02			0.92
4	Al Smith	CLE	1940-04-24	9-GF, S	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.54	2	0	3.74

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vern Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vern Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (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	1940	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0

Vern Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vern Kennedy (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-08-18	SLB	CLE	down 2-0	t3	1--	1		Single to CF; J. Berardino to 3B
2	1940	1940-08-18	SLB	CLE	down 2-1	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; B. Swift to 2B
3	1940	1940-08-18	SLB	CLE	down 2-1	t7	-2-	2		Strikeout
4	1940	1940-08-18	SLB	CLE	tied 2-2	t9	--3	2		Groundout: 2B-1B

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Vern Kennedy (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Vern 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	1940	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Vern Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Vern Kennedy (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-08-18	CLE	SLB	ahead 0-2	b2	---	1		Flyball: 3B
2	1940	1940-08-18	CLE	SLB	ahead 1-2	b4	---	2		Flyball: LF
3	1940	1940-08-18	CLE	SLB	ahead 1-2	b7	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Comparison

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Totals

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	373	809	743	80	181	27	5	4	61	1	1	15	123	.244	.260	.310	.569	47	230	7	1	50		0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	535	48	102	12	1	2	38	0	0	51	106	.191	.266	.228	.494	39	122	18	4	19		1

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Value

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	373	809	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.1	-63	3	-3	0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	-43	0	-2	0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Sabermetric

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	373	809	36	197	217	620	66	.287	137	-60	-6.2	.066	6.0	50.0	2
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	15	157	168	470	33	.234	84	-46	-4.7	.037	5.0		0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Win Probability

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Vern Kennedy	27-38	1934	1945	373	809	-6.0	-4.0	-1.8	-47.62	-4.6	-49.75	1.03
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	-3.0	-3.4	0.1	-35.83	-3.6	-36.39	0.93

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Head-to-Head Batting

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Totals

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	2	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1		0
2	Al Smith	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: Game Logs

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Vern Kennedy vs. Al Smith: 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	Vern Kennedy	SLB	1940-08-18	*	9	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1		0	2.24	-0.146	0.00	0.00%	-0.24			P
2	Al Smith	CLE	1940-08-18	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.45	-0.035	2.76	-0.13%	-0.41			P
3	Vern Kennedy	SLB	1940-04-24	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Al Smith	CLE	1940-04-24		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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