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Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Pitching Comparison

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	283	237	.544	3.45	898	625	102	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	2038	1738	395	1083	116	2461	122	6	128	19023	6155	108	3.41	1.259	9.2	0.8	2.2	4.9
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. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	1	3	.250	4.01	9	5	0	1	0	0	24.2	30	14	11	1	8	2	10	1	0	1	113	41		1.18	1.541	10.9	0.4	2.9	3.6
2	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. Jim Kaat: Value

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	45.2	7.8
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	20.6	-2.2

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Totals Against

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	6155	17503	3387	706	132	168	87	65.88	24	462	172	143	.264	.309	.387	.696	97	.123	.286	2121	6775	1233	5825	6155
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. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	41	100	24	5	0	1	1	50.00	0	2	4	0	.300	.358	.380	.738		.080	.326	15	38	6	39	41
2	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. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	365	58	53.0	284	97	34	16	51.5	102	273
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	204	57	54.2	173	53	31	12	50.0	73	175

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	2	40	47.0	5	2	40	1	0.0	0	4
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	1	50	50.0	6	2	33	0		1	4

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1	12.9	5.7	7.2
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	16.1	8.8	7.4

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	8.8	7.1	1.8
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	19.5	5.2	14.3

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	898	625	4530.1		69
2	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	5	24.2	246	67	160	65.04
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	2	19.2	219	77	145	66.21

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Rudy May	1	2	.333	5.68	6	3	1	0	0	0	19.0	18	13	12	2	16	1	13	0	0	2	90	1.789	8.5	0.9	7.6	6.2
2	Jim Kaat	2	1	.667	2.93	6	5	0	2	0	0	40.0	41	17	13	0	5	0	19	0	0	0	166	1.150	9.2	0.0	1.1	4.3

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	CHW	1974-04-07	GS-7	6.2	9	3	2	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	31	11	28	6	3	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	1	3	49			-0.1	-0.02			1.06
2	Rudy May	CAL	1974-04-07	8-9, H	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				-0.2	-1.04	2	1	4.23
3	Jim Kaat	CHW	1973-09-01	GS-5	4.0	8	5	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	10	19	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	24			-0.4	-2.85			1.28
4	Rudy May	CAL	1973-09-01	GS-8, L	7.0	7	6	6	0	2	5	0	4	0	0	0	32	13	25	4	1	0	2	1	0	14	0	1	1	3	38			-0.3	-1.91			1.31
5	Jim Kaat	MIN	1973-04-17	GS-8, W	8.0	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	33	10	33	7	2	0	1	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	55			0.0	0.97			0.68
6	Rudy May	CAL	1973-04-17	7-GF(8)	1.1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.07	2	0	0.02
7	Jim Kaat	MIN	1971-09-30	CG, L	9.0	6	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	31	7	30	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	0	3	70			-0.1	1.01			1.23
8	Rudy May	CAL	1971-09-30	GS-7, W	7.0	6	1	1	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	30	9	28	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	64			0.3	2.12			1.17
9	Jim Kaat	MIN	1971-08-07	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	32	5	32	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	77			0.2	2.58			0.79
10	Rudy May	CAL	1971-08-07	GS-4, L	3.1	3	4	4	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	18	9	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	35			-0.3	-2.85			1.10
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Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (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	1971	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Jim Kaat (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-08-07	CAL	MIN	down 4-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout
2	1971	1971-09-30	CAL	MIN	down 1-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
3	1971	1971-09-30	CAL	MIN	tied 1-1	t6	---	0		Strikeout

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Kaat (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	1971	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Kaat (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-08-07	MIN	CAL	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Strikeout Looking
2	1971	1971-08-07	MIN	CAL	ahead 0-4	t4	1--	0		Strikeout
3	1971	1971-09-30	MIN	CAL	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	0		Strikeout
4	1971	1971-09-30	MIN	CAL	tied 1-1	b4	1--	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted; P. Roof to 2B
5	1971	1971-09-30	MIN	CAL	tied 1-1	b6	---	2		Strikeout

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Comparison

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Totals

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	1251	117	232	44	5	16	106	5	1	63	367	.185	.227	.267	.494	37	334	14	7	34	7	1
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. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.222	.222	.222	.444	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	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. Jim Kaat: Batting Value

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	5.3	5.0	5.6	-0.4	-101	5	-1	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. Jim Kaat: Batting Sabermetric

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	65	302	320	1075	83	.247	207	-110	-11.7	.082	3.4	83.3	6
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. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	26-43	1965	1982	9	10	0	2	2	8	1	.667	2			.000	1.5		0
2	Rudy May	35-36	1980	1981	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Jim Kaat	20-44	1959	1983	840	1363	-9.4	-8.7	-0.9	-92.31	-9.5	-90.13	0.97
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. Jim Kaat: Head-to-Head Batting

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Totals

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Rudy May	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Kaat	6	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: Game Logs

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Rudy May vs. Jim Kaat: 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	Jim Kaat	CHW	1974-04-07																																	P
2	Rudy May	CAL	1974-04-07																																	P
3	Jim Kaat	CHW	1973-09-01																																	P
4	Rudy May	CAL	1973-09-01																																	P
5	Jim Kaat	MIN	1973-04-17																																	P
6	Rudy May	CAL	1973-04-17																																	P
7	Jim Kaat	MIN	1971-09-30	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.064	0.00	0.00%	-0.61			P
8	Rudy May	CAL	1971-09-30	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90	-0.044	0.00	0.00%	-0.30			P
9	Jim Kaat	MIN	1971-08-07	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.60	-0.052	0.00	0.00%	-0.88			P
10	Rudy May	CAL	1971-08-07	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.23	-0.006	0.00	0.00%	-0.08			P
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