Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Pitching Comparison

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	96	92	.511	3.14	824	39	541	5	1	180	1514.2	1318	597	528	108	582	128	1109	22	4	63	6313	1998	117	3.26	1.254	7.8	0.6	3.5	6.6

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	3	3	.500	2.24	26	0	19	0	0	8	52.1	38	15	13	1	33	9	48	1	0	3	223	76		1.81	1.357	6.5	0.2	5.7	8.3

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Value

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	20.6	-2.2
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	21.0	5.7

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Totals Against

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	1998	5561	956	213	41	57	42	57.58	1	135	102	46	.237	.309	.348	.658	88	.111	.276	610	1937	362	1922	1998

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	76	184	29	6	2	4	4	50.00	1	4	2	3	.207	.326	.277	.603		.071	.268	19	51	9	72	76

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Starting & Relieving

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	20-38	1965	1983	204	57	54.2	173	53	31	12	50.0	73	175
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	13	33	47.4	464	149	32	50	78.3	541	785

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	0			13	3	23	2	80.0	19	26

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Ratios

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0	16.1	8.8	7.4
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	17.6	9.2	8.3

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	21.5	14.8	6.7

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	535	360	2622.0
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	407		242	59.46

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Pitching

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	Tug McGraw	0	1	.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	2	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	0.857	7.7	1.3	0.0	7.7
2	Rudy May	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	32	0.667	4.0	0.0	2.0	5.0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	MON	1978-09-26 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	32	6	30	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	82			0.6	4.06			1.23
2	Tug McGraw	PHI	1978-09-26 (2)	GS-7, L	7.0	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	25	7	25	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	3	65			0.1	1.16			0.91

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batter vs. Pitcher

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tug McGraw (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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Rudy May (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-09-26 (2)	MON	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
2	1978	1978-09-26 (2)	MON	PHI	ahead 0-1	t5	---	2		Strikeout Looking

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (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	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

Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rudy May (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-09-26 (2)	PHI	MON	tied 0-0	b3	12-	0		Popfly: C
2	1978	1978-09-26 (2)	PHI	MON	down 1-0	b6	---	0		Flyball: CF

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Comparison

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Totals

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	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
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	214	14	39	7	0	1	18	0	0	10	57	.182	.221	.229	.450	26	49	2	1	21	1	0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Value

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	-45	1	-2	0
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.1	-20	0	0	0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Sabermetric

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	9	66	69	321	11	.236	26	-47	-5.0	.026	2.1		0
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	8	50	55	199	13	.242	31	-22	-2.2	.047	3.8		0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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
2	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	0	1	2	5	0	.333	1			.000	2.5		0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Win Probability

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rudy May	20-38	1965	1983	243	383	-4.7	-5.0	-0.1	-46.23	-5.1	-48.93	0.91
2	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	-2.5	-2.2	-0.1	-20.79	-2.1	-21.82	1.07

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Head-to-Head Batting

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Totals

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	Tug McGraw	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rudy May	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: Game Logs

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Tug McGraw vs. Rudy May: 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	Rudy May	MON	1978-09-26 (2)	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	-0.043	0.00	0.00%	-0.45			P
2	Tug McGraw	PHI	1978-09-26 (2)	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	-0.098	2.56	-0.08%	-0.78			P

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