Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Pitching Comparison

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Totals

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	179	158	.531	3.97	457	428	3	81	18	0	2962.2	2723	1438	1306	311	1289	34	2464	46	22	89	12562	4181	107	3.93	1.354	8.3	0.9	3.9	7.5
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	176	150	.540	3.73	421	420	0	74	16	0	2836.1	2827	1303	1175	294	864	39	1844	48	12	86	11933	3882	112	3.81	1.301	9.0	0.9	2.7	5.9

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	0	0		13.50	4	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	10	4		1.09	2.000	9.0	4.5	9.0	4.5
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	40		1.83	1.245	8.9	0.9	2.3	7.2

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Value

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	457	428	2962.2	50.0	23.3
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	47.1	22.2

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Totals Against

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	457	428	2962.2	4181	11057	1836	514	62	200	150	57.14	78	248	89	81	.246	.325	.388	.714	93	.142	.288	1417	4294	887	4058	4181
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	3882	10869	1995	487	51	134	125	51.74	31	215	88	63	.260	.316	.395	.711	93	.135	.288	1374	4298	832	3739	3882

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	4	0	2.0	4	8	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.625	1.025		.375	.167	3	5	1	4	4
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1	40	124	25	3	0	1	1	50.00	1	1	0	0	.250	.295	.347	.642		.097	.292	14	43	6	39	40

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Starting & Relieving

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	249	58	53.6	35	9	26	3	0.0	3	29
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	238	57	52.7	0	0		0		0	1

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	0			2	1	50	0		1	4
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	2	40	52.2						0	0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Ratios

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	457	428	2962.2	19.6	10.3	9.4
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	15.5	7.2	8.2

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	4	0	2.0	10.0	20.0	-10.0
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1	18.9	6.1	12.9

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Pitch Summary

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	457	428	2962.2		108
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1		104

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	4	0	2.0	36		20	55.56
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1	467	93	307	65.74

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Totals

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	2	1	.667	1.95	4	4	0	1	0	0	27.2	16	12	6	3	12	0	19	0	1	0	109	1.012	5.2	1.0	3.9	6.2
2	Frank Viola	2	2	.500	5.18	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.1	31	17	14	3	3	0	13	1	0	1	105	1.397	11.5	1.1	1.1	4.8

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Game Logs

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Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	CAL	1993-04-23	CG, W	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	1	0	30	4	29	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	83	108	70	0.5	3.85			0.66
2	Frank Viola	BOS	1993-04-23	GS-6, L	5.1	8	4	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	24	10	22	8	0	0	2	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	38	84	49	-0.1	-1.99			0.87
3	Mark Langston	MON	1989-09-23	GS-4, L	3.2	5	7	1	6	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	21	11	16	2	2	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	1	3	34	85	46	-0.6	-4.73			1.26
4	Frank Viola	NYM	1989-09-23	GS-5, W	5.0	8	6	6	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	24	10	22	6	1	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	28	86	55	-0.5	-3.92			1.13
5	Mark Langston	SEA	1987-07-27	GS-9	8.0	4	3	3	0	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	29	6	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	67			0.0	1.62			0.96
6	Frank Viola	MIN	1987-07-27	GS-8, W	8.0	6	3	3	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	30	6	30	4	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	65			0.0	1.62			0.65
7	Mark Langston	SEA	1985-08-18	GS-7, W	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	29	9	24	3	0	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	62			0.4	2.76			1.02
8	Frank Viola	MIN	1985-08-18	GS-7, L	6.0	9	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	10	27	5	3	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	4	44			-0.1	-0.17			0.90

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mark Langston (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mark Langston (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mark Langston (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mark Langston (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-09-23	NYM	MON	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1989	1989-09-23	NYM	MON	tied 4-4	b4	-2-	1	7 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Mark Langston (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Mark Langston (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	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

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Mark Langston (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Mark Langston (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-09-23	MON	NYM	down 1-0	t3	1--	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1989	1989-09-23	MON	NYM	ahead 1-4	t4	1--	2	2 (0-1)	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Comparison

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Totals

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	49	100	92	5	14	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	38	.152	.168	.185	.353	-1	17	0	0	5	1	0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	185	8	26	3	0	0	6	0	0	3	41	.141	.154	.157	.311	-12	29	2	0	22	0	0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Value

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	49	100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-11	0	0	0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.1	-27	1	-1	0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Sabermetric

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	49	100	3	16	19	84	4	.255	10	-13	-1.4	.033	2.4		0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	3	29	33	183	5	.181	14	-29	-3.0	.016	4.5		0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	37	1998	1998	4	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Win Probability

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mark Langston	23-38	1984	1999	49	100	-1.3	-1.1	-0.3	-10.74	-1.1	-11.71	0.97
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	-2.8	-2.9	-0.2	-34.70	-3.7	-31.24	0.92

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Head-to-Head Batting

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Totals

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Frank Viola	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: Game Logs

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Mark Langston vs. Frank Viola: 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	Mark Langston	CAL	1993-04-23																																	P
2	Frank Viola	BOS	1993-04-23																																	P
3	Mark Langston	MON	1989-09-23	*	4	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.051	0.00	0.00%	-0.52			P
4	Frank Viola	NYM	1989-09-23	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.061	0.19	-0.01%	-0.52			P
5	Mark Langston	SEA	1987-07-27																																	P
6	Frank Viola	MIN	1987-07-27																																	P
7	Mark Langston	SEA	1985-08-18																																	P
8	Frank Viola	MIN	1985-08-18																																	P

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