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Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Pitching Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	74	69	.517	3.78	202	190	7	49	11	0	1258.1	1174	581	528	125	476	33	758	18	2	56	5312	1738	87	3.78	1.311	8.4	0.9	3.4	5.4
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	141	134	.513	3.17	425	346	39	103	23	14	2492.1	1948	999	879	164	1312	74	2453	59	7	140	10587	3471	112	3.06	1.308	7.0	0.6	4.7	8.9

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Value

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	202	190	1258.1	3.2	-7.8
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	43.1	21.7

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Totals Against

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	202	190	1258.1	1738	4753	840	177	32	59	37	61.46	7	103	37	29	.247	.316	.377	.693	108	.130	.269	572	1790	334	1668	1738
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	3471	9059	1454	290	40	60	87	40.82	19	207	107	49	.215	.317	.310	.627	83	.095	.275	900	2810	494	3319	3471

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Starting & Relieving

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	96	51	52.7	10	6	60	0		7	12
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	206	60	58.4	77	20	26	3	82.4	39	79

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Ratios

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	202	190	1258.1	14.3	9.0	5.3
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	23.2	12.4	10.8

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Pitch Summary

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	202	190	1258.1		48
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Sam McDowell	3	1	.750	2.70	5	4	1	2	2	0	36.2	27	11	11	5	13	1	39	0	0	1	142	1.091	6.6	1.2	3.2	9.6
2	Chuck Dobson	1	2	.333	1.56	5	5	0	2	0	0	40.1	28	8	7	3	9	2	21	0	0	1	153	0.917	6.2	0.7	2.0	4.7

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1971-05-12	CG, W	9.0	7	1	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	1	34	11	31	7	0	0	0	2	0	7	2	0	0	0	69			0.2	3.24			0.73
2	Sam McDowell	CLE	1971-05-12	GS-6, L	5.2	12	6	6	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	1	30	14	27	9	1	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	1	3	23			-0.3	-2.39			0.97
3	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1971-05-02 (2)	GS-4	4.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	4	15	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	56			0.2	1.69			1.27
4	Sam McDowell	CLE	1971-05-02 (2)	7-GF(10), W	4.0	2	1	1	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	16	6	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	2	0	1				0.0	0.69	0	0	1.82
5	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1970-06-11	GS-9	8.1	8	3	3	0	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	34	9	32	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	3	59			0.3	1.84			1.09
6	Sam McDowell	CLE	1970-06-11	GS-7	7.0	8	4	4	0	2	2	0	9	0	0	0	30	10	28	5	0	1	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	3	52			-0.2	-0.62			1.01
7	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1969-08-19	GS-8, L	8.0	6	3	2	1	0	3	1	5	0	0	0	32	10	29	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	62			0.0	0.46			0.86
8	Sam McDowell	CLE	1969-08-19	SHO, W	9.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	29	3	27	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	93			0.5	3.89			0.97
9	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1968-05-21 (1)	CG(11), L	11.0	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	37	5	36	1	2	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	91			0.3	2.92			1.25
10	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-05-21 (1)	SHO(11), W	11.0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	0	37	7	32	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	1	98			0.8	3.92			1.55

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Chuck Dobson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Chuck Dobson (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	1968	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	1	0	0	0	0
2	1969	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1970	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
4	1971	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	11	10	5	2	0	0	2	0	2	.500	.500	.700	1.200	1	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Chuck Dobson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Chuck Dobson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Double to LF
2	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	b6	---	1		Single to LF
3	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	b8	1--	1		Fielder's Choice 2B/Sacrifice; R. Jackson out at 3B/2B-3B; C. Dobson to 1B/Adv on E1
4	1969	1969-08-19	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Groundout: P-1B
5	1969	1969-08-19	OAK	CLE	down 1-0	b6	---	0		Flyball: 3B
6	1970	1970-06-11	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
7	1970	1970-06-11	OAK	CLE	tied 0-0	t5	123	1		Single to LF; D. Green to 2B; D. Mincher Scores; F. Fernández Scores
8	1970	1970-06-11	OAK	CLE	ahead 1-3	t7	---	0		Strikeout
9	1971	1971-05-12	OAK	CLE	tied 1-1	t3	---	0		Double to LF
10	1971	1971-05-12	OAK	CLE	ahead 1-3	t4	12-	1		Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; D. Green to 2B
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Chuck Dobson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Chuck Dobson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (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	1968	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1969	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
3	1970	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
4	1971	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	11	10	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.300	.364	.300	.664	0	0	0	0	0

Chuck Dobson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Chuck Dobson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	CLE	OAK	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Groundout: 1B unassisted
2	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	CLE	OAK	tied 0-0	t6	---	1		Single to CF
3	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	CLE	OAK	tied 0-0	t9	---	0		Strikeout
4	1968	1968-05-21 (1)	CLE	OAK	ahead 0-1	t11	---	1		Flyball: LF
5	1969	1969-08-19	CLE	OAK	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
6	1969	1969-08-19	CLE	OAK	ahead 0-1	t5	12-	2		Strikeout
7	1969	1969-08-19	CLE	OAK	ahead 0-1	t7	12-	2		Single to RF; E. Leon to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; V. Fuller Scores
8	1970	1970-06-11	CLE	OAK	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: LF
9	1970	1970-06-11	CLE	OAK	down 2-1	b5	---	0		Walk
10	1971	1971-05-12	CLE	OAK	tied 1-1	b2	1--	2		Single to RF; E. Leon to 3B
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Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	188	452	411	30	63	10	0	0	34	0	1	6	70	.153	.166	.178	.343	0	73	7	1	30	4	0
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	774	34	119	7	2	2	36	0	1	16	306	.154	.171	.176	.347	-2	136	6	1	56	4	0

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Value

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	188	452	0.6	0.6	0.7	-0.2	-46	2	-1	0
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-1.3	-1.3	-1.1	-0.3	-101	2	-5	0

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Sabermetric

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	188	452	10	70	84	390	13	.183	64	-53	-5.8	.024	5.9	0.00	1
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	11	136	148	722	26	.249	68	-107	-11.5	.022	2.5	0.00	1

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Win Probability

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Chuck Dobson	22-31	1966	1975	188	452	-3.4	-4.5	0.7	-39.38		-45.51	0.91
2	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-9.9	-10.2	-0.2	-99.26		-104.97	0.95

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Head-to-Head Batting

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Sam McDowell	5	14	13	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.308	.357	.308	.665	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chuck Dobson	5	15	13	2	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.385	.385	.538	.923	7	0	0	2	0	0

Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell vs. Chuck Dobson: 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	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1971-05-12	*	9	9	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.59	0.053	1.34	0.07%	-0.20			P
2	Sam McDowell	CLE	1971-05-12	*	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	0.85	0.007	0.36	0.00%	0.11			P
3	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1971-05-02 (2)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	-0.024	2.17	-0.03%	-0.20			P
4	Sam McDowell	CLE	1971-05-02 (2)		4	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.92	-0.067	1.31	-0.03%	-0.09			P
5	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1970-06-11	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.125	1.47	0.09%	0.78			P
6	Sam McDowell	CLE	1970-06-11	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	0.030	0.21	0.00%	0.15			P
7	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1969-08-19	*	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.050	3.11	-0.09%	-0.29			P
8	Sam McDowell	CLE	1969-08-19	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.075	0.00	0.00%	0.37			P
9	Chuck Dobson	OAK	1968-05-21 (1)	*	11	9	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.012	1.47	0.01%	0.18			P
10	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-05-21 (1)	*	11	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.034	3.54	-0.07%	-0.18			P

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