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Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Pitching Comparison

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Totals

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	75	104	.419	3.84	261	239	8	42	8	0	1548.0	1430	755	660	156	713	57	1061	30	2	83	6682	2258	92	3.91	1.384	8.3	0.9	4.1	6.2
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	222	209	.515	3.36	612	527	43	140	33	17	3839.1	3635	1608	1433	290	1198	121	2556	71	29	89	15996	5090	110	3.26	1.259	8.5	0.7	2.8	6.0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	4	0	1.000	3.79	7	6	0	2	0	0	40.1	32	18	17	4	17	2	31	0	0	0	168	49		1.28	1.215	7.1	0.9	3.8	6.9

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Value

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	8.9	-4.4
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	612	527	3839.1	57.0	24.0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Totals Against

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	2258	5818	1016	209	49	115	64	64.25	3	113	79	42	.246	.329	.379	.708	107	.133	.274	735	2205	414	2173	2258
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	612	527	3839.1	5090	14419	2654	597	94	190	155	55.07	82	319	195	110	.252	.310	.367	.677	93	.115	.286	1660	5290	981	4904	5090

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	7	6	40.1	49	151											.212	.292					.241				49	49

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Starting & Relieving

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	120	50	52.3	3	2	67	0		8	22
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	328	62	55.1	79	27	34	4	81.0	43	85

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983									0	1

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Ratios

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0	15.9	10.7	5.2
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	612	527	3839.1	16.0	7.5	8.5

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	7	6	40.1	18.5	10.1	8.3

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Pitch Summary

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	261	239	1548.0		99
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	612	527	3839.1		83

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	7	6	40.1

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Head-to-Head Pitching

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Totals

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	1	1	.500	2.39	4	3	0	0	0	0	26.1	21	7	7	0	12	2	17	0	0	0	107	1.253	7.2	0.0	4.1	5.8
2	Jerry Koosman	2	1	.667	1.31	4	4	0	1	0	0	34.1	19	6	5	2	13	3	27	1	0	0	132	0.932	5.0	0.5	3.4	7.1

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Game Logs

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Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	CIN	1975-05-20	6-7	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2				-0.1	-2.01	0	0	0.29
2	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1975-05-20	GS-8, W	7.2	7	2	2	0	1	5	1	3	0	0	0	33	12	27	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	2	0	1	3	55			0.2	1.32			0.87
3	Clay Kirby	SDP	1971-08-20	GS-9, W	8.1	5	2	2	0	0	5	2	6	0	0	0	32	10	26	3	2	0	0	3	0	7	0	1	0	2	66			0.2	2.00			1.39
4	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1971-08-20	GS-8, L	7.2	6	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	32	10	26	4	1	1	0	0	0	9	1	2	0	2	56			-0.1	0.11			1.51
5	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-08-27	GS-8, L	8.0	6	4	4	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	33	9	30	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	58			-0.2	-0.52			0.78
6	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1969-08-27	CG, W	9.0	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	6	1	0	0	31	5	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	1	83			0.3	2.92			0.81
7	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-05-28	GS-9	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	35	11	31	7	0	0	0	1	0	7	2	1	0	0	74			0.7	4.16			1.56
8	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1969-05-28	GS-10	10.0	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	15	0	0	0	36	6	33	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	97			0.8	4.62			1.47

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batter vs. Pitcher

Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Jerry Koosman (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Jerry Koosman (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	1969	6	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.600	.600	.600	1.200	1	0	0	0	0
2	1971	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1975	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0

Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Jerry Koosman (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Clay Kirby (Pitcher) vs. Jerry Koosman (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-28	NYM	SDP	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1969	1969-05-28	NYM	SDP	tied 0-0	b5	12-	0		Single/Bunt; J. Grote to 3B; B. Harrelson to 2B
3	1969	1969-05-28	NYM	SDP	tied 0-0	b7	1--	1		Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; B. Harrelson to 2B; J. Koosman to 1B
4	1969	1969-08-27	NYM	SDP	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Single to RF
5	1969	1969-08-27	NYM	SDP	ahead 1-2	t5	---	1		Strikeout
6	1969	1969-08-27	NYM	SDP	ahead 1-4	t7	---	1		Single to SS (Ground Ball)
7	1971	1971-08-20	NYM	SDP	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
8	1971	1971-08-20	NYM	SDP	ahead 0-1	b5	1-3	2		Flyball: LF
9	1975	1975-05-20	NYM	CIN	ahead 0-4	t6	---	2		Single to LF

Jerry Koosman (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jerry Koosman (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (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	1969	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0	0	0	0

Jerry Koosman (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jerry Koosman (Pitcher) vs. Clay Kirby (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-28	SDP	NYM	tied 0-0	t2	123	2		Strikeout Looking
2	1969	1969-05-28	SDP	NYM	tied 0-0	t5	-2-	1		Strikeout Looking
3	1969	1969-05-28	SDP	NYM	tied 0-0	t8	---	1		Strikeout
4	1969	1969-08-27	SDP	NYM	down 2-1	b3	---	0		Walk
5	1969	1969-08-27	SDP	NYM	down 2-1	b5	---	2		Strikeout Looking
6	1971	1971-08-20	SDP	NYM	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
7	1971	1971-08-20	SDP	NYM	tied 0-0	t5	1--	2		Popfly: 2B
8	1971	1971-08-20	SDP	NYM	tied 1-1	t7	--3	2		Strikeout

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Comparison

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Totals

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	478	22	47	5	0	0	15	0	0	32	217	.098	.157	.109	.265	-23	52	6	1	45	0	0
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	431	1052	915	36	109	12	1	2	46	1	0	33	418	.119	.151	.141	.292	-17	129	19	2	100	2	0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	7	18	17	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.176	.222	.235	.458	4	0	0	0	0	0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Value

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	-1.9	-2.0	-2.0	0.1	-79	2	0	0
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	431	1052	-3.3	-3.3	-3.5	0.2	-144	-2	-2	0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Sabermetric

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	5	80	84	482	11	.180	37	-78	-8.2	.010	2.2		0
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	431	1052	15	144	156	927	24	.215	80	-144	-15.5	.022	2.2	100.00	1

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Jerry Koosman	26-40	1969	1983	7	18	1	4	4	14		.375	3			.059	1.9		0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Win Probability

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Clay Kirby	21-28	1969	1976	265	556	-7.6	-7.9	0.4	-78.22		-80.23	1.02
2	Jerry Koosman	24-42	1967	1985	431	1052	-12.9	-14.4	0.8	-144.09		-146.83	0.95

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Head-to-Head Batting

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Totals

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	4	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jerry Koosman	4	13	11	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.455	.455	.455	.909	5	0	0	2	0	0

Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: Game Logs

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Clay Kirby vs. Jerry Koosman: 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	Clay Kirby	CIN	1975-05-20		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1975-05-20	*	8	9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.56	0.000	0.68	0.00%	-0.09			P
3	Clay Kirby	SDP	1971-08-20	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.120	0.00	0.00%	-0.80			P
4	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1971-08-20	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.055	0.09	0.00%	-0.54			P
5	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-08-27	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	0.031	0.00	0.00%	0.28			P
6	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1969-08-27	*	9	9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.41	0.021	1.10	0.03%	0.17			P
7	Clay Kirby	SDP	1969-05-28	*	10	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	-0.156	0.33	-0.02%	-1.23			P
8	Jerry Koosman	NYM	1969-05-28	*	10	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.79	0.121	1.35	0.06%	1.01			P

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