Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Pitching Comparison

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	49	44	.527	4.05	213	99	58	34	7	13	862.0	849	427	388	54	415	20	446	8	1	18	3748	1319	98	3.75	1.466	8.9	0.6	4.3	4.7
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	81	91	.471	3.78	412	171	132	44	11	23	1548.0	1442	728	650	130	725	55	849	26	0	39	6708	2277	99	3.94	1.400	8.4	0.8	4.2	4.9

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	0	0		2.08	3	0	2	0	0	2	4.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	16	3			0.462	4.2	2.1	0.0	6.2
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	4	2	.667	2.75	10	6	1	1	1	0	36.0	24	16	11	3	19	1	24	2	0	0	153	46			1.194	6.0	0.8	4.8	6.0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Value

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	213	99	862.0	5.3	-1.8
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.5	0.0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Totals Against

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	213	99	862.0	1319	3275	629	131	35	33	33	50.00	5	76	51	5	.259	.344	.370	.714	99	.111	.286	418	1212	220	1272	1319
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	2277	5851	1038	228	46	77	37	67.54	4	111	81	28	.246	.331	.368	.699	98	.121	.268	721	2152	404	2193	2277

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	3	0	4.1	3	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.250	1.750		.750		3	5	1	2	3
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	46	128	19	2	0	1	0	100.00	0	1	2	2	.188	.298	.273	.571		.086	.204	14	35	5	45	46

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Starting & Relieving

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	47	47	49.8	71	18	25	2	86.7	58	114
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	74	43	50.1	191	72	38	8	74.2	132	241

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	0			6	2	33	0	100.0	2	3
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	2	33	54.0	8	2	25	0		1	4

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Ratios

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	213	99	862.0	11.9	11.1	0.8
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.7	10.8	1.8

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	3	0	4.1	18.8	0.0	18.8
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	15.7	12.4	3.3

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Pitch Summary

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	213	99	862.0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0		23

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	3	0	4.1	43		27	62.79
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	288	68	181	62.85

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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	Don Larsen	2	0	1.000	2.36	3	3	0	2	0	0	26.2	16	7	7	1	8	0	17	1	0	0	105	0.900	5.4	0.3	2.7	5.7
2	Bob Kuzava	1	1	.500	7.11	3	1	2	0	0	0	6.1	10	6	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	1.737	14.2	0.0	1.4	1.4

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	NYY	1954-05-16 (2)	GS-4, L	3.1	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	36			-0.2	-1.90			0.71
2	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-05-16 (2)	CG, W	9.0	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	32	5	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	77			0.3	1.88			0.48
3	Bob Kuzava	NYY	1953-09-17	8-GF	2.0	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	3	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	-1.04	0	0	0.08
4	Don Larsen	SLB	1953-09-17	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	35	8	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	75			0.2	3.31			0.70
5	Bob Kuzava	NYY	1953-05-17	10-GF(10), W	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0				-0.3	-0.52	0	0	2.65
6	Don Larsen	SLB	1953-05-17	GS-9	8.2	9	4	4	0	0	3	0	8	1	0	0	38	13	34	7	1	1	1	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	55			-0.3	-0.04			1.33

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Kuzava (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Kuzava (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	1954	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Kuzava (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Kuzava (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-16 (2)	NYY	BAL	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout

Bob Kuzava (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Kuzava (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (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	1953	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1954	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Kuzava (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Kuzava (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1953	1953-09-17	SLB	NYY	ahead 1-5	t8	---	1		Single
2	1954	1954-05-16 (2)	BAL	NYY	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Foul Popfly: C

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Comparison

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Totals

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	214	299	256	21	22	1	0	1	10	0	0	29	96	.086	.182	.102	.283	-21	26	5	1	12	0	0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	596	65	144	25	5	14	72	0	3	43	138	.242	.291	.371	.662	81	221	15	0	11	3	0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.111	.333	.111	.444	1	0	0	1	0	0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Value

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	214	299	-1.2	-1.2	-1.2	0.0	-46	2	1	0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	5.9	5.8	5.9	0.0	-11	1	-2	0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Sabermetric

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	214	299	2	52	55	251	4	.132	30	-46	-4.6	.016	2.7		0
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	44	187	201	484	65	.291	123	-18	-1.8	.129	4.3	0.0	3

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	28-30	1951	1953	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0
2	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	0	4	4	9	0	.143	3			.000	4.5		0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Win Probability

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Kuzava	23-34	1946	1957	214	299	-3.5	-3.8	0.2	-40.98	-4.1	-41.95	0.97
2	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	-1.9	0.1	-2.0	-6.20	-0.7	-1.86	1.03

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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	Don Larsen	3	12	12	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Kuzava	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. Bob Kuzava: 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 Kuzava	NYY	1954-05-16 (2)	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	-0.017	2.85	-0.04%	-0.14			P
2	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-05-16 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.39	-0.039	0.63	-0.04%	-1.36			P
3	Bob Kuzava	NYY	1953-09-17		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Don Larsen	SLB	1953-09-17	*	9	9	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0		0	1.11	0.047	0.00	0.00%	0.67			P
5	Bob Kuzava	NYY	1953-05-17		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Don Larsen	SLB	1953-05-17	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.38	-0.038	0.67	-0.04%	-0.76			P

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