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George Zuverink

18.4

412

171

1548.0

81-91

23

3.78

99

849

12.7

725

10.8

WAR

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GS

IP

W-L

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6.8

265

31

642.1

32-36

40

3.54

106

223

8.1

203

7.4

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Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Pitching Comparison

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Totals

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	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
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	32	36	.471	3.54	265	31	139	9	2	40	642.1	660	296	253	56	203	38	223	27	1	10	2746	940	106	3.93	1.344	9.2	0.8	2.8	3.1

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	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	45			1.194	6.0	0.8	4.8	6.0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Value

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.5	0.0
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	265	31	642.1	7.2	1.7

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Totals Against

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	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
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	265	31	642.1	940	2443	483	105	16	19	13	59.38	3	58	67	17	.270	.331	.395	.726	105	.125	.277	323	965	177	890	940

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	45	128											.188	.302					.208				45	45

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Starting & Relieving

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	74	43	50.1	191	72	38	8	74.2	132	241
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	15	48	50.7	208	76	37	17	70.2	139	234

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962									1	4

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Ratios

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.7	10.8	1.8
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	265	31	642.1	8.1	7.4	0.7

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	15.7	12.4	3.3

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Pitch Summary

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0		23
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	265	31	642.1

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Totals

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	George Zuverink	1	0	1.000	2.57	6	1	2	1	0	0	21.0	17	6	6	3	7	0	6	1	0	1	84	1.143	7.3	1.3	3.0	2.6
2	Don Larsen	4	1	.800	3.89	6	6	0	2	1	0	39.1	34	17	17	3	22	1	20	2	0	0	168	1.424	7.8	0.7	5.0	4.6

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	Don Larsen	NYY	1959-05-23	GS-7, W	7.0	7	3	3	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	31	11	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	2	48			0.1	0.31			0.10
2	George Zuverink	BAL	1959-05-23	3-6	3.2	4	2	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	7	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2				0.0	0.08	1	0	0.00
3	Don Larsen	NYY	1958-08-04	GS-7, W	6.0	4	3	3	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	26	9	20	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	2	49			-0.2	-1.33			0.70
4	George Zuverink	BAL	1958-08-04	7-8	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.36	1	0	0.13
5	Don Larsen	NYY	1958-07-01 (2)	GS-7, W	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	26	6	25	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	71			0.3	2.08			1.23
6	George Zuverink	BAL	1958-07-01 (2)	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	0.44	0	0	0.54
7	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-09-02 (1)	GS-3	2.1	4	4	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	7	10	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	30			-0.2	-3.19			0.95
8	George Zuverink	BAL	1957-09-02 (1)	4-8	5.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	2	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2				0.2	2.18	0	0	0.74
9	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-03 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	8	0	10	0	0	0	36	13	28	3	1	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	1	81			0.4	4.56			0.97
10	George Zuverink	BAL	1956-09-03 (2)	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.51	0	0	0.02
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Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. George Zuverink (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. George Zuverink (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	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1959	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. George Zuverink (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. George Zuverink (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-26	DET	BAL	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Flyball: CF
2	1954	1954-05-26	DET	BAL	ahead 1-3	b4	1--	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1954	1954-05-26	DET	BAL	ahead 1-5	b7	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1954	1954-05-26	DET	BAL	ahead 3-6	b8	123	2		Popfly: 2B
5	1959	1959-05-23	BAL	NYY	down 12-0	b4	---	1		Walk

George Zuverink (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

George Zuverink (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	1954	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1956	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1959	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.833	1.333	0	0	0	0	0

George Zuverink (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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George Zuverink (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-26	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1954	1954-05-26	BAL	DET	down 3-1	t5	---	2		Double to CF
3	1954	1954-05-26	BAL	DET	down 5-1	t7	-2-	2		Flyball: RF
4	1956	1956-09-03 (2)	NYY	BAL	ahead 0-5	b8	---	2		Strikeout
5	1959	1959-05-23	NYY	BAL	ahead 0-11	t4	-2-	2		Double to LF; E. Howard Scores
6	1959	1959-05-23	NYY	BAL	ahead 1-13	t6	1--	2		Single to LF; N. Siebern to 2B

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Comparison

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Totals

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	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
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	266	167	142	5	21	2	1	0	7	0	1	9	39	.148	.199	.176	.375	5	25	3	0	16	0	0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	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. George Zuverink: Batting Value

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	5.9	5.8	5.9	0.0	-11	1	-2	0
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	266	167	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-21	0	0	0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Sabermetric

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	44	187	201	484	65	.291	123	-18	-1.8	.129	4.3	0.00	3
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	266	167	3	30	30	141	7	.204	12	-19	-1.9	.028	3.6	0.00	1

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	0	4	4	9		.143	3			.000	4.5		0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Win Probability

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	-1.9	0.1	-2.0	-6.20		-1.86	1.03
2	George Zuverink	26-34	1951	1959	266	167	-2.0	-2.0	0.1	-21.62		-20.73	1.06

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Totals

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	George Zuverink	6	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Don Larsen	6	19	18	5	7	2	0	1	5	0	0	1	3	.389	.421	.667	1.088	12	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. George Zuverink: 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	Don Larsen	NYY	1959-05-23	*	8	9	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.333	2.333	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0.019	0.10	0.01%	2.16			P
2	George Zuverink	BAL	1959-05-23		4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0.001	0.07	0.00%	0.25			P
3	Don Larsen	NYY	1958-08-04	*	7	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.093	0.31	0.02%	0.77			P
4	George Zuverink	BAL	1958-08-04		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Don Larsen	NYY	1958-07-01 (2)	*	8	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	0.085	6.52	0.25%	0.53			P
6	George Zuverink	BAL	1958-07-01 (2)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-09-02 (1)	*	3	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.044	2.04	-0.05%	-0.70			P
8	George Zuverink	BAL	1957-09-02 (1)		5	6	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	1.58	0.066	0.00	0.00%	0.37			P
9	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-03 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.87	0.042	1.25	0.04%	0.08			P
10	George Zuverink	BAL	1956-09-03 (2)		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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