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Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Pitching Comparison

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	146	155	.485	3.68	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	3814	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	126	123	.506	3.79	452	333	48	35	12	8	2240.0	2240	1045	944	211	698	54	1266	29	14	32	9479	3089	98	3.82	1.312	9.0	0.8	2.8	5.1

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	0	1	.000	3.98	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	19	10	9	2	3	1	13	0	0	1	85	22		3.17	1.082	8.4	0.9	1.3	5.8
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	0	1.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	37	12		1.86	1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	6.2

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Value

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	20.9	-2.3
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	3814	10373	1961	464	84	235	110	68.12	13	262	134	73	.264	.321	.391	.712	107	.127	.287	1320	4053	776	3641	3814
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	3089	8571	1610	356	63	197	74	72.69	12	160	101	78	.261	.316	.391	.708	101	.130	.283	1076	3355	630	2967	3089

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	22	81											.235	.262					.258				22	22
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	230	56	51.3	17	9	53	1	50.0	10	32
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986									0	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	12.8	7.5	5.4
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	15.3	3.5	11.8
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0		94
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	1	0	1.000	1.13	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	3	1	0	5	0	7	0	0	0	36	1.625	9.0	0.0	5.6	7.9
2	Bob Knepper	1	0	1.000	2.08	2	2	0	1	1	0	13.0	11	3	3	1	3	0	10	0	0	1	52	1.077	7.6	0.7	2.1	6.9

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	HOU	1984-07-27	GS-4	4.0	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	18	6	18	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	40			-0.2	-1.19			0.92
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-27	GS-6, W	5.0	7	3	1	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	12	23	7	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	44			-0.2	-1.11			1.02
3	Bob Knepper	SFG	1978-07-13	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	34	8	31	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	82			0.3	4.22			0.76
4	Ed Whitson	PIT	1978-07-13	4-6	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	9	2	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.1	1.75	2	1	0.38

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (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	1984	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

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-07-27	SDP	HOU	down 3-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1984	1984-07-27	SDP	HOU	tied 3-3	b4	---	2		Flyball: LF

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (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	1978	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1984	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-07-13	SFG	PIT	ahead 0-4	t4	1-3	0		Strikeout
2	1984	1984-07-27	HOU	SDP	ahead 0-2	t2	---	0		Flyball: LF
3	1984	1984-07-27	HOU	SDP	ahead 1-3	t4	---	0		Strikeout

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Comparison

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	840	47	115	28	2	6	59	2	0	41	333	.137	.177	.196	.374	6	165	5	2	90	9	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	576	24	72	9	0	1	27	0	0	18	169	.125	.152	.146	.297	-16	84	3	0	79	0	0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.2	-110	3	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	36	158	166	829	37	.214	100	-107	-11.0	.060	2.5	100.00	2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	0	1	1	6		.000	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	-11.0	-10.4	-1.3	-109.26		-109.31	0.94
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	2	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Bob Knepper vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Bob Knepper	HOU	1984-07-27	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.66	-0.032	0.51	-0.02%	-0.43			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-27	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	-0.035	1.67	-0.05%	-0.31			P
3	Bob Knepper	SFG	1978-07-13	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	0.076	2.04	0.13%	0.19			P
4	Ed Whitson	PIT	1978-07-13		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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