Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Pitching Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	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
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	29	32	.475	3.06	135	77	22	20	7	4	636.1	516	234	216	44	190	11	371	17	2	25	2556	751	110	3.19	1.109	7.3	0.6	2.7	5.2

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1		3.85	0.429	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Value

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	43.1	21.7
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	10.2	4.6

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Totals Against

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	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
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	751	2306	375	80	17	41	23	64.06	10	49	24	20	.224	.285	.330	.616	83	.107	.247	223	762	141	723	751

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000						0	0	0	1	1

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	206	60	58.4	77	20	26	3	82.4	39	79
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	51	66	56.7	47	11	23	0	100.0	22	58

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	0			2	0	0			0	1

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1	23.2	12.4	10.8
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	14.5	7.4	7.1

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1	0.0	12.5	-12.5

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	425	346	2492.1
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	0	1	.000	1.13	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	31	1.000	7.9	0.0	1.1	7.9
2	Sam McDowell	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	3	1	11	0	0	0	31	0.778	4.0	0.0	3.0	11.0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-09-27	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	11	0	0	0	31	7	28	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	87			0.6	3.42			1.88
2	Roger Nelson	BAL	1968-09-27	GS-8, L	8.0	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	31	9	30	6	1	0	2	0	1	8	1	0	0	1	70			0.2	2.04			0.99

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Sam McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-27	BAL	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	---	2		Strikeout
2	1968	1968-09-27	BAL	CLE	down 1-0	b6	-2-	0		Double Play: Strikeout, B. Floyd Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B-2B)

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Roger Nelson (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	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	0	0

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Sam McDowell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-27	CLE	BAL	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
2	1968	1968-09-27	CLE	BAL	ahead 0-1	t5	---	1		Single to LF
3	1968	1968-09-27	CLE	BAL	ahead 0-1	t7	---	2		Walk

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Comparison

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	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
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	180	12	23	0	1	0	8	0	0	11	58	.128	.177	.139	.316	-8	25	1	0	16	1	0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Value

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-1.3	-1.3	-1.1	-0.3	-101	2	-5	0
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.1	-25	1	-1	0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	11	136	148	722	26	.249	68	-107	-11.5	.022	2.5	0.0	1
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	1	34	36	175	5	.187	20	-26	-2.8	.011	3.1		0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Sam McDowell	18-32	1961	1975	400	851	-9.9	-10.2	-0.2	-99.26	-10.2	-104.97	0.95
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-2.6	-2.5	-0.3	-21.92	-2.4	-22.90	0.93

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Sam McDowell	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0

Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Sam McDowell vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Sam McDowell	CLE	1968-09-27	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.65	0.011	0.00	0.00%	0.15			P
2	Roger Nelson	BAL	1968-09-27	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	-0.090	0.00	0.00%	-0.48			P

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