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Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Pitching Comparison

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	14	10	.583	4.54	230	10	47	0	0	1	243.2	237	129	123	29	121	16	175	13	3	19	1073	379	92	4.79	1.469	8.8	1.1	4.5	6.5
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	59	76	.437	4.88	270	182	45	16	2	3	1319.2	1451	800	716	154	520	11	658	52	5	54	5832	2087	95	4.90	1.494	9.9	1.1	3.5	4.5

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	27	2001	2001	0	1	.000	40.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4		22.55	6.000	54.0	13.5	0.0	0.0
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	17	5		8.03	1.250	4.5	2.3	6.8	2.3

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Value

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	230	10	243.2	0.5	-1.3
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	10.4	-2.1

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Totals Against

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	230	10	243.2	379	915	150	53	5	12	5	70.59	5	24	11	13	.259	.349	.423	.772	108	.164	.287	137	387	87	371	379
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	2087	5179	950	314	33	71	39	64.55	20	128	27	54	.280	.348	.443	.791	107	.163	.293	809	2293	501	2023	2087

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	27	2001	2001	1	0	0.2	4	6											.667	.667					.600				4	4
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0	5	14											.143	.294					.083				5	5

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	2	20	47.3	153	48	31	8	11.1	47	220
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	87	48	45.6	73	27	37	2	60.0	45	88

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike Matthews	27	2001	2001									0	1
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003									0	1

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	230	10	243.2	16.3	11.3	5.0
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	11.3	8.9	2.4

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike Matthews	27	2001	2001	1	0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0	5.9	17.6	-11.8

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	230	10	243.2	4177	77	2477	59.30
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	11816	101	7443	62.99

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike Matthews	27	2001	2001	1	0	0.2
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	1	0	1.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	32	0.778	6.0	0.0	1.0	5.0
2	Mike Matthews	0	1	.000	5.79	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	8	3	3	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	2.143	15.4	1.9	3.9	3.9

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Game Logs

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Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	STL	2001-07-13	GS-5, L	4.2	8	3	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	22	10	20	6	1	0	1	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	36	80	43	-0.1	-0.82			0.75
2	Steve Sparks	DET	2001-07-13	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	32	7	29	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	1	1	1	75	106	75	0.5	3.73			1.15

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mike Matthews (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike Matthews (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (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	2001	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

Mike Matthews (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike Matthews (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2001	2001-07-13	DET	STL	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2	2001	2001-07-13	DET	STL	ahead 0-3	t4	1-3	2	3 (1-1)	Popfly: 2B

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Mike Matthews (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Mike Matthews (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	2001	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Mike Matthews (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Mike Matthews (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2001	2001-07-13	STL	DET	down 3-0	b3	---	1	2 (1-0)	Groundout: 1B-P

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Comparison

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Totals

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	219	28	25	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	.120	.120	.240	.360	-9	6	0	0	3	0	0
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	41	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	17	.122	.143	.146	.289	-25	6	0	0	2	0	0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Value

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	219	28	0.1	0.1	0.1	-0.1	-4	0	0	0
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-8	0	0	0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Sabermetric

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	219	28	1	3	4	25	1	.133	2	-5	-0.5	.120	2.8		0
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	1	6	6	38	2	.208	4	-8	-0.8	.024	2.4		0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	27	2001	2001	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Win Probability

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mike Matthews	26-31	2000	2005	219	28	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-3.15		-3.94	0.84
2	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	-0.5	-0.7	0.2	-6.32		-7.43	0.90

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Head-to-Head Batting

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mike Matthews	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: Game Logs

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Mike Matthews vs. Steve Sparks: 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 Matthews	STL	2001-07-13	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.64	-0.016	0.41	-0.01%	-0.17			P
2	Steve Sparks	DET	2001-07-13	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.068	0.04	0.00%	-1.17			P

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