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Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Pitching Comparison

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	104	118	.468	3.68	342	331	4	15	6	0	2085.2	1849	910	853	211	712	42	1694	62	4	70	8699	2686	108	3.92	1.228	8.0	0.9	3.1	7.3
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	176	157	.529	4.03	681	377	168	10	4	86	2671.1	2759	1333	1195	217	794	67	1722	78	13	55	11358	3784	109	3.83	1.330	9.3	0.7	2.7	5.8

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	4	2	.667	2.10	8	8	0	0	0	0	51.1	40	13	12	6	14	2	33	6	0	1	210	61		3.14	1.052	7.0	1.1	2.5	5.8
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	5	7	.417	3.42	26	12	4	0	0	1	97.1	81	45	37	12	32	6	70	4	0	1	408	128		4.19	1.161	7.5	1.1	3.0	6.5

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Value

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	29.3	12.7
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	681	377	2671.1	33.1	8.9

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Totals Against

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	2686	7767	1181	398	59	157	71	68.86	5	124	87	67	.238	.305	.386	.691	90	.148	.276	931	2998	668	2623	2686
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	681	377	2671.1	3784	10329	1994	502	46	249	68	78.55	8	315	100	56	.267	.323	.388	.710	88	.121	.301	1309	4004	765	3631	3784

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	61	189	30	4	0	4	1	80.00	0	4	1	0	.212	.287	.328	.615		.116	.227	19	62	10	60	61
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	26	12	97.1	128	365	53	15	1	8	2	80.00	0	8	6	0	.222	.292	.367	.659		.145	.244	40	134	28	117	128

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	194	59	54.6	7	1	14	0		4	11
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	205	54	49.5	148	49	33	23	78.9	168	304

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	5	63	59.4						0	0
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	5	42	54.4	10	0	0	1	50.0	4	14

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Ratios

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	19.5	8.2	11.3
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	681	377	2671.1	15.2	7.0	8.2

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	15.7	6.7	9.0
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	26	12	97.1	17.2	7.8	9.3

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	342	331	2085.2	32987	101	21144	64.10
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	681	377	2671.1	37053	94	23190	62.59

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	8	51.1	798	100	506	63.41
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	26	12	97.1	1225	92	760	62.04

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Head-to-Head Pitching

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Derek Lowe	0	0		1.38	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	14	2	2	0	3	3	11	0	0	0	54	1.308	9.7	0.0	2.1	7.6
2	Matt Cain	0	0		0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	8	0	0	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	50	1.371	6.2	0.0	6.2	6.9

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Game Logs

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Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2008-09-21	GS-6	6.0	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	26	9	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	62	108	73	0.4	3.00			1.40
2	Derek Lowe	LAD	2008-09-21	GS-7	7.0	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	0	0	0	29	8	25	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	2	71	120	72	0.4	3.50			1.39
3	Matt Cain	SFG	2008-04-01	GS-6	5.2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	1	24	7	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	64	114	70	0.3	2.23			1.09
4	Derek Lowe	LAD	2008-04-01	GS-7	6.0	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	9	25	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	50	81	55	0.1	1.16			1.29

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batter vs. Pitcher

Derek Lowe (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Derek Lowe (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (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	2008	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Derek Lowe (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Derek Lowe (Pitcher) vs. Matt Cain (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-04-01	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b3	---	1	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2	2008	2008-04-01	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b5	1--	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	2008	2008-09-21	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b2	---	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
4	2008	2008-09-21	LAD	SFG	tied 0-0	b5	1--	0	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Á. Berroa to 2B

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Derek Lowe (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Derek Lowe (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	2008	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	2010	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Derek Lowe (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Matt Cain (Pitcher) vs. Derek Lowe (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2008	2008-04-01	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t2	123	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2008	2008-04-01	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t5	---	1	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	2008	2008-09-21	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t2	123	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
4	2008	2008-09-21	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t5	-2-	1	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
5	2008	2008-09-21	SFG	LAD	tied 0-0	t7	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); E. Vélez to 2B
6	2010	2010-08-08	SFG	ATL	down 4-1	t5	---	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Comparison

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Totals

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	611	27	74	13	1	7	34	0	0	21	308	.121	.151	.180	.331	-10	110	1	1	73	2	0
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	258	534	436	30	65	13	0	1	25	1	0	29	129	.149	.201	.186	.387	4	81	7	0	67	2	0

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	16	0	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	26	16	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.083	.214	.083	.298	1	0	0	2	0	0

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Value

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-0.2	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	-100	2	-2	0
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	258	534	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	-61	0	-3	0

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Sabermetric

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	21	96	104	613	20	.225	54	-96	-9.8	.059	2.0		0
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	258	534	14	94	105	447	21	.208	54	-63	-6.1	.037	3.4	100.0	1

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	25-27	2010	2012	8	17	0	4	4	13	2	.571	2			.000	1.8		0
2	Derek Lowe	25-39	1998	2012	26	16	0	3	3	13	0	.167	0			.000	2.0		0

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Win Probability

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Matt Cain	20-32	2005	2017	332	708	-9.0	-9.7	0.1	-97.81	-9.7	-104.75	0.94
2	Derek Lowe	24-40	1997	2013	258	534	-6.1	-6.2	0.0	-67.45	-6.2	-68.81	0.98

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Head-to-Head Batting

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Totals

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Derek Lowe	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Matt Cain	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: Game Logs

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Derek Lowe vs. Matt Cain: 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	Matt Cain	SFG	2008-09-21	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.36	-0.147	0.00	0.00%	-1.33			P
2	Derek Lowe	LAD	2008-09-21	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.031	0.91	-0.02%	-0.31			P
3	Matt Cain	SFG	2008-04-01	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	-0.098	1.95	-0.06%	-0.93			P
4	Derek Lowe	LAD	2008-04-01	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.055	1.24	-0.04%	-0.45			P

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