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Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	80	86	.482	4.02	294	227	17	11	4	1	1486.2	1598	748	664	117	559	47	802	17	25	53	6471	2268	94	3.87	1.451	9.7	0.7	3.4	4.9
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	0	0		3.24	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	6	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	36	12			1.440	10.8	0.0	2.2	3.2
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Value

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	294	227	1486.2	8.4	-4.8
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	294	227	1486.2	2268	5768	1161	271	49	121	60	66.85	11	152	78	48	.277	.340	.402	.742	110	.125	.302	800	2318	437	2174	2268
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	1	8.1	12	34											.294	.333					.323				12	12
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54											.278	.371					.333				23	23

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	124	55	48.9	41	13	32	1	50.0	17	67
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982									0	1
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982									0	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	294	227	1486.2	12.4	8.6	3.8
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	1	8.1	8.3	5.6	2.8
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	294	227	1486.2		88
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	1	8.1
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	1	0	1.000	2.84	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	10	5	4	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	51	1.105	7.1	0.0	2.8	2.8
2	Dave LaPoint	0	1	.000	15.43	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	3.000	23.1	3.9	3.9	0.0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	STL	1983-08-24	GS-3, L	2.0	6	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7	10	3	1	1	0	1	0	12	1	0	0	3	27			-0.2	-2.45			0.92
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1983-08-24	GS-8, W	7.0	7	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	30	9	28	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	56			0.2	0.76			0.50
3	Dave LaPoint	STL	1982-05-08	7-7	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				0.0	0.74	3	0	1.75
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-05-08	GS-6	5.2	3	3	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	21	5	19	2	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	52			0.2	1.33			1.09

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (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	1983	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1983	1983-08-24	ATL	STL	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Double to LF

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (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	1983	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1983	1983-08-24	STL	ATL	down 1-0	b2	1--	2		Single to P; O. Smith to 2B

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Comparison

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	186	300	251	13	26	1	0	0	15	0	0	16	82	.104	.157	.108	.264	-24	27	7	0	32	1	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	186	300	-1.3	-1.3	-1.4	0.1	-45	0	-2	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	186	300	1	42	44	265	7	.153	28	-41	-4.4	.004	3.1		0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.00	1

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5		.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	186	300	-3.8	-4.5	0.3	-38.29		-44.81	0.91
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13		-204.02	0.96

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	2	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	1	0	2	0	0
2	Dave LaPoint	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Dave LaPoint vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Dave LaPoint	STL	1983-08-24	*	3	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.91	0.023	2.11	0.03%	0.20			P
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1983-08-24	*	8	9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	1	0	1	0	0	0.31	0.042	0.98	0.08%	-0.53			P
3	Dave LaPoint	STL	1982-05-08		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-05-08	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.88	-0.046	1.94	-0.06%	-0.65			P

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