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Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitching Comparison

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	98	103	.488	4.02	415	243	61	26	9	12	1739.2	1786	885	777	99	725	86	783	29	23	55	7496	2645	89	3.89	1.443	9.2	0.5	3.8	4.1
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	119	90	.569	3.62	416	225	70	72	10	19	1944.1	2122	885	783	176	531	27	713	27	1	24	8271	2819	108	3.91	1.364	9.8	0.8	2.5	3.3

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	0	1	.000	5.84	6	2	2	0	0	0	12.1	13	8	8	0	10	2	6	0	0	1	61	23		2.87	1.865	9.5	0.0	7.3	4.4
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	0	0		2.93	4	2	1	0	0	0	15.1	15	5	5	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	61	18		0.04	1.174	8.8	0.6	1.8	4.7

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Value

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	1.2	-13.5
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	416	225	1944.1	21.4	3.9

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals Against

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	2645	6601	1367	275	45	188	93	66.90	5	211	91	48	.271	.343	.371	.714	107	.100	.293	850	2448	419	2540	2645
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	416	225	1944.1	2819	7580	1588	306	52	101	58	63.52	48	228	83	48	.280	.327	.404	.731	102	.124	.289	1012	3060	534	2680	2819

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1	23	47											.277	.404					.317				23	23
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	4	2	15.1	18	58											.259	.295					.286				18	18

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	118	49	48.3	128	48	38	10	54.5	61	172
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	127	56	49.4	155	47	30	5	79.2	70	191

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989									2	4
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981									1	2

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2	10.4	9.7	0.8
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	416	225	1944.1	8.6	6.4	2.2

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1	9.8	16.4	-6.6
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	4	2	15.1	13.1	4.9	8.2

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	415	243	1739.2		91
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	416	225	1944.1		85

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	12.1
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	4	2	15.1

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	0	2	.000	9.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	12.0	16	12	12	0	10	0	4	0	0	0	59	2.167	12.0	0.0	7.5	3.0
2	Bill Lee	2	0	1.000	3.80	3	3	0	1	0	0	21.1	25	10	9	1	3	0	8	2	0	0	90	1.313	10.5	0.4	1.3	3.4

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Game Logs

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Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1980-05-23	GS-1, L	0.1	1	5	5	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	26			-0.3	-3.06			1.42
2	Bill Lee	MON	1980-05-23	CG, W	9.0	11	4	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	37	12	37	9	1	1	0	0	0	14	2	0	0	2	54			0.2	0.07			0.64
3	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1980-05-17	GS-7	6.1	6	4	4	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	29	11	25	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	43			0.1	0.63			1.35
4	Bill Lee	MON	1980-05-17	GS-6	5.1	8	4	4	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	26	11	22	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	1	38			-0.3	-2.66			1.07
5	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1979-06-19	GS-6, L	5.1	9	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	24	11	22	8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0	0	0	1	37			-0.2	-1.74			0.92
6	Bill Lee	MON	1979-06-19	GS-8, W	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	27	8	24	3	2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	3	57			0.0	0.64			1.14

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bill Lee (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bill Lee (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (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	1979	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bill Lee (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bill Lee (Pitcher) vs. Mike LaCoss (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-06-19	CIN	MON	tied 1-1	t2	-23	2		Lineout: CF
2	1979	1979-06-19	CIN	MON	down 2-1	t5	---	2		Flyball: CF
3	1980	1980-05-17	CIN	MON	ahead 1-2	t2	12-	1		Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; D. Werner to 2B
4	1980	1980-05-17	CIN	MON	ahead 1-3	t4	1--	2		Strikeout

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Bill Lee (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Bill Lee (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	1979	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Bill Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike LaCoss (Pitcher) vs. Bill Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-06-19	MON	CIN	tied 1-1	b2	--3	2		Single to CF; C. Speier Scores
2	1979	1979-06-19	MON	CIN	ahead 1-2	b5	---	1		Bunt Groundout: P-1B
3	1980	1980-05-17	MON	CIN	down 2-1	b3	---	0		Single
4	1980	1980-05-17	MON	CIN	down 3-1	b4	12-	2		Groundout: P-1B

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Comparison

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Totals

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	481	30	60	11	0	2	19	0	0	18	194	.125	.159	.160	.319	-10	77	5	2	61	1	0
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	225	208	197	12	41	3	1	2	10	0	0	1	63	.208	.212	.264	.476	31	52	1	0	10	0	0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	4	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Value

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	-0.9	-0.9	-1.0	0.1	-74	0	-2	0
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	225	208	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	-19	1	-1	0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Sabermetric

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	13	80	87	488	19	.203	47	-72	-7.6	.035	2.5		0
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	225	208	6	42	43	167	14	.295	20	-19	-2.0	.056	3.1		0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	23-33	1979	1989	6	2	0	0	0	2		.000	0			.000			0
2	Bill Lee	28-34	1975	1981	4	6	0	1	1	5		.333	0			.000	2.0		0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Win Probability

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mike LaCoss	22-35	1978	1991	395	563	-7.1	-7.6	-0.3	-81.21		-79.59	0.89
2	Bill Lee	22-35	1969	1982	225	208	-1.1	-2.0	0.7	-17.32		-20.67	0.88

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Head-to-Head Batting

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Totals

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	3	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bill Lee	3	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	0	0	0

Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: Game Logs

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Bill Lee vs. Mike LaCoss: 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	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1980-05-23	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Bill Lee	MON	1980-05-23	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	-0.019	0.25	-0.02%	-0.63			P
3	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1980-05-17	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.090	2.03	-0.11%	-1.43			P
4	Bill Lee	MON	1980-05-17	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	-0.008	1.81	-0.01%	-0.04			P
5	Mike LaCoss	CIN	1979-06-19	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.076	3.04	-0.10%	-0.67			P
6	Bill Lee	MON	1979-06-19	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	0.080	2.01	0.12%	0.57			P

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