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Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Pitching Comparison

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Totals

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	44	55	.444	4.17	140	126	3	24	5	0	820.1	865	414	380	85	252	30	338	14	8	7	3476	1167	88	4.18	1.362	9.5	0.9	2.8	3.7
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	152	156	.494	3.46	535	360	73	87	24	12	2622.0	2314	1150	1007	199	958	56	1760	42	18	67	10902	3455	102	3.38	1.248	7.9	0.7	3.3	6.0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	0	1	.000	3.66	6	2	1	1	0	0	19.2	18	8	8	1	4	0	15	0	0	0	77	22		1.27	1.119	8.2	0.5	1.8	6.9

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Value

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	140	126	820.1	3.1	-3.6
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	20.6	-2.2

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Totals Against

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	140	126	820.1	1167	3151	596	147	37	65	44	59.63	10	68	35	24	.275	.329	.426	.754	114	.151	.283	450	1341	269	1131	1167
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	3455	9706	1685	385	45	134	109	55.14	21	220	130	67	.238	.308	.349	.656	90	.110	.271	1049	3386	629	3314	3455

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	22	72	11	4	2	1	1	50.00	0	2	1	0	.250	.289	.403	.692		.153	.304	8	29	7	22	22

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Starting & Relieving

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	69	55	49.0	7	1	14	0		3	14
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	204	57	54.2	173	53	31	12	50.0	73	175

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	1	50	50.0	6	2	33	0		1	4

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Ratios

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	140	126	820.1	9.7	7.2	2.5
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	16.1	8.8	7.4

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	19.5	5.2	14.3

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Pitch Summary

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	140	126	820.1
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	219	77	145	66.21

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Totals

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	2	0	1.000	3.52	3	3	0	2	0	0	23.0	23	9	9	1	6	0	6	1	0	0	97	1.261	9.0	0.4	2.3	2.3
2	Rudy May	0	1	.000	3.31	3	2	0	0	0	0	16.1	14	9	6	2	6	0	8	0	0	0	71	1.224	7.7	1.1	3.3	4.4

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Game Logs

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Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-09-07	CG, W	9.0	9	4	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	10	32	4	4	1	0	0	0	15	3	0	1	5	54			0.1	-0.06			0.21
2	Rudy May	MON	1978-09-07	4-6	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	2	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	1.31	0	0	0.02
3	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-05-10	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	36	9	33	3	2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	3	67			0.2	1.94			0.77
4	Rudy May	MON	1978-05-10	GS-5, L	5.0	7	4	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	23	9	21	4	3	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	1	3	37			-0.2	-1.81			1.06
5	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-04-08	GS-5	5.0	8	3	3	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	27	13	22	7	0	1	3	0	0	10	1	1	0	1	38			-0.1	-0.86			1.22
6	Rudy May	MON	1978-04-08	GS-9	8.1	6	5	2	3	2	4	0	6	0	0	0	37	12	32	3	1	0	1	0	0	13	0	1	0	3	59			0.0	-0.76			1.30

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Nino Espinosa (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Nino Espinosa (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	1978	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	0	0

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Nino Espinosa (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Nino Espinosa (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-04-08	NYM	MON	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
2	1978	1978-05-10	NYM	MON	ahead 1-2	t2	---	2		Strikeout
3	1978	1978-05-10	NYM	MON	ahead 1-2	t5	---	1		Double to LF
4	1978	1978-09-07	NYM	MON	ahead 1-9	t5	1--	0		Strikeout (foul bunt)

Nino Espinosa (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nino Espinosa (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (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	1978	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Nino Espinosa (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nino Espinosa (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-04-08	MON	NYM	tied 0-0	t2	1-3	2		Strikeout
2	1978	1978-04-08	MON	NYM	tied 0-0	t4	12-	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; W. Garrett to 3B; C. Speier to 2B
3	1978	1978-04-08	MON	NYM	ahead 1-3	t5	1--	2		Flyball: RF
4	1978	1978-05-10	MON	NYM	down 2-1	b3	---	0		Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); R. May to 1B

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Comparison

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Totals

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	143	292	258	15	44	7	0	0	19	0	1	9	78	.171	.199	.198	.396	10	51	5	0	25	0	0
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	341	12	42	9	0	0	14	0	0	22	164	.123	.180	.150	.330	-4	51	4	2	17	1	0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Value

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	143	292	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	-31	0	-2	0
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-45	1	-2	0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Sabermetric

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	143	292	7	53	57	245	12	.244	34	-33	-3.4	.027	3.3	0.00	1
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	9	66	69	321	11	.236	26	-47	-5.0	.026	2.1		0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Win Probability

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Nino Espinosa	20-27	1974	1981	143	292	-3.0	-3.2	0.0	-35.07	-3.5	-35.14	0.94
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-4.7	-5.0	-0.1	-46.23	-5.1	-48.93	0.91

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Head-to-Head Batting

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Totals

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	3	9	8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.125	.125	.250	.375	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	Rudy May	3	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: Game Logs

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Rudy May vs. Nino Espinosa: 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	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-09-07	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.23	-0.010	0.00	0.00%	-1.05			P
2	Rudy May	MON	1978-09-07		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-05-10	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	0.024	0.35	0.01%	-0.48			P
4	Rudy May	MON	1978-05-10	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.046	2.26	0.06%	0.37			P
5	Nino Espinosa	NYM	1978-04-08	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.69	-0.016	1.15	-0.02%	-0.14			P
6	Rudy May	MON	1978-04-08	*	9	9	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.17	-0.086	1.72	-0.08%	-1.09			P

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