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Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Pitching Comparison

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Dave LaPoint 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	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	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

Dave LaPoint 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	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	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

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Value

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against

Dave LaPoint 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	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	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

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	1	8.1	12	34											.294	.333					.323				12	12
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	124	55	48.9	41	13	32	1	50.0	17	67
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982									0	1
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	1	1	.500	0.90	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	10	3	1	0	9	0	5	0	0	1	46	1.900	9.0	0.0	8.1	4.5
2	Ed Whitson	1	0	1.000	1.29	2	1	1	0	0	0	7.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	27	1.000	7.7	0.0	1.3	3.9

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	DET	1986-07-02	GS-5, W	5.0	5	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	1	24	10	18	3	2	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	2	50			0.2	1.56			1.21
2	Ed Whitson	NYY	1986-07-02	9-GF	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.51	2	0	0.06
3	Dave LaPoint	STL	1984-07-01	GS-6, L	5.0	5	2	0	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	22	9	18	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	52			0.1	1.30			1.31
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-01	GS-7, W	6.2	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	26	8	24	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	2	59			0.3	2.76			1.28

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave LaPoint (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	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave LaPoint (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-07-01	SDP	STL	tied 0-0	b2	-2-	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1984	1984-07-01	SDP	STL	tied 0-0	b5	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (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	1984	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Dave LaPoint (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-07-01	STL	SDP	tied 0-0	t3	-2-	1		Flyball: LF
2	1984	1984-07-01	STL	SDP	tied 0-0	t5	1-3	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Comparison

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals

Dave LaPoint 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	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	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

Dave LaPoint 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	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

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	20-31	1980	1991	186	300	1	42	44	265	7	.153	28	-41	-4.4	.004	3.1		0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	22	1982	1982	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Batting

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Dave LaPoint vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Dave LaPoint 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	Dave LaPoint	DET	1986-07-02																																	P
2	Ed Whitson	NYY	1986-07-02																																	P
3	Dave LaPoint	STL	1984-07-01	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.95	-0.105	1.75	-0.06%	-0.81			P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-01	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.063	3.33	-0.10%	-0.52			P

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