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Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	41	28	.594	4.05	323	39	110	3	1	22	703.2	715	345	317	60	261	45	408	11	14	28	3032	1020	98	3.94	1.387	9.1	0.8	3.3	5.2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	1	1	.500	6.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	4	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	7		8.76	1.167	9.0	4.5	1.5	4.5
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	250		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Value

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	7.1	0.2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	1020	2695	509	135	11	43	34	55.84	6	44	33	31	.265	.329	.390	.720	100	.125	.290	352	1052	206	987	1020
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0	7	24	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.625	.905		.375	.167	4	15	3	7	7
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	18	46	47.2	251	106	42	17	56.4	110	284
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	0			5	1	20	1	0.0	3	3
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	13.5	8.6	4.8
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0	12.0	4.0	8.0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2		95
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0	102		61	59.80
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	1	2	.333	6.55	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.0	20	16	16	4	9	1	13	1	0	2	95	1.318	8.2	1.6	3.7	5.3
2	Les Lancaster	1	1	.500	5.51	4	2	1	0	0	0	16.1	16	11	10	4	4	0	11	0	0	0	65	1.224	8.8	2.2	2.2	6.1

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	STL	1993-05-01	8-GF	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		26	18	0.0	2.00	2	0	0.14
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-05-01	GS-6, L	6.0	6	4	4	0	1	3	1	4	0	0	1	27	10	23	4	1	0	1	0	0	10	1	1	0	2	45	95	62	-0.2	-0.99			1.20
3	Les Lancaster	CHC	1991-07-27	GS-6, W	6.0	7	5	5	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	9	24	4	1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	3	38	91	55	0.0	-2.15			0.84
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-07-27	GS-4, L	3.1	4	7	7	0	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	17	8	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	23	60	33	-0.3	-4.26			0.59
5	Les Lancaster	CHC	1991-07-17	GS-5, L	5.0	6	5	4	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	20	7	18	4	1	0	1	1	0	10	0	1	0	2	39	70	47	-0.2	-2.57			0.57
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-07-17	GS-6, W	5.1	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	21	5	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	54	76	48	0.1	0.02			0.81
7	Les Lancaster	CHC	1989-08-25	6-9,BS	3.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	13	3	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1		45	31	0.0	0.74	3	1	2.04
8	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-08-25	GS-8	7.1	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	1	30	8	28	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	56	126	84	0.2	1.28			1.29

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (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	1989	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1991	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-08-25	ATL	CHC	tied 2-2	t7	---	0	6 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1991	1991-07-17	ATL	CHC	ahead 0-2	b3	---	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1991	1991-07-17	ATL	CHC	ahead 1-5	b5	---	0	3 (0-2)	Groundout: 1B unassisted
4	1991	1991-07-27	ATL	CHC	down 3-0	t3	---	2	9 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Les Lancaster (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Les Lancaster (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	1989	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1991	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.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

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Les Lancaster (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Les Lancaster (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-08-25	CHC	ATL	tied 2-2	b7	---	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Popfly: P (P's Left)
2	1991	1991-07-17	CHC	ATL	down 2-0	t3	-2-	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1991	1991-07-27	CHC	ATL	ahead 0-3	b2	---	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	132	6	13	4	0	0	5	0	0	5	64	.098	.131	.129	.260	-29	17	0	0	11	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	0	0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-25	0	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	4	18	18	130	3	.191	11	-25	-2.5	.030	2.1		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.0	5

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.0	3

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	-1.6	-2.2	0.2	-24.55	-2.5	-24.86	0.81
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	4	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Les Lancaster	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Les Lancaster vs. John Smoltz: 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	Les Lancaster	STL	1993-05-01		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-05-01	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.80	-0.021	0.93	-0.01%	-0.24			P
3	Les Lancaster	CHC	1991-07-27	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75	0.017	0.07	0.00%	0.05			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-07-27	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	-0.008	0.61	-0.01%	-0.10			P
5	Les Lancaster	CHC	1991-07-17	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.038	0.15	0.00%	-0.35			P
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-07-17	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.41	-0.021	0.70	-0.02%	-0.46			P
7	Les Lancaster	CHC	1989-08-25		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.028	4.77	-0.07%	-0.15			P
8	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-08-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.106	0.00	0.00%	-0.80			P

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