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Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Pitching Comparison

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	131	91	.590	3.39	280	264	8	105	29	2	1886.0	1646	778	711	242	548	24	1282	26	9	27	7719	2288	101	3.72	1.163	7.9	1.2	2.6	6.1
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

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	1	2	.333	3.24	3	3	0	1	0	0	16.2	18	8	6	1	4	0	13	0	0	0	73	24			1.320	9.7	0.5	2.2	7.0
2	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

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Value

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	20.5	4.7
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	10.2	4.6

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Totals Against

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	2288	7026	1111	249	44	96	45	68.09	5	115	76	43	.234	.290	.386	.676	98	.151	.253	803	2709	535	2220	2288
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

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2	24	68	14	1	2	2	0	100.00	0	1	1	0	.265	.306	.382	.688		.118	.315	8	26	4	22	24
2	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

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	160	61	56.7	13	3	23	0	100.0	8	16
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	51	66	56.7	47	11	23	0	100.0	22	58

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	1	33	52.3						0	0
2	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	0			2	0	0			0	1

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0	16.6	7.1	9.5
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	14.5	7.4	7.1

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2	17.8	5.5	12.3
2	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1	0.0	12.5	-12.5

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	280	264	1886.0
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	3	16.2
2	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Denny McLain 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	1	1	.500	1.29	3	2	1	0	0	0	14.0	11	2	2	0	4	0	8	0	0	1	56	1.071	7.1	0.0	2.6	5.1
2	Denny McLain	2	1	.667	0.39	3	3	0	1	1	0	23.0	19	4	1	0	6	0	14	0	0	0	95	1.087	7.4	0.0	2.3	5.5

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	OAK	1972-04-18	GS-8, W	7.0	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	9	30	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	59			-0.2	-0.37			1.28
2	Roger Nelson	KCR	1972-04-18	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.37	0	0	0.40
3	Denny McLain	DET	1969-07-25	SHO, W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	35	9	34	6	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	82			0.5	4.29			1.29
4	Roger Nelson	KCR	1969-07-25	GS-6, L	6.0	6	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	25	8	22	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	57			0.2	1.86			1.09
5	Denny McLain	DET	1968-09-23	GS-7, L	7.0	5	2	1	1	0	5	0	4	0	0	0	30	10	24	4	0	1	2	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	60			0.0	0.66			0.89
6	Roger Nelson	BAL	1968-09-23	GS-8, W	7.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	27	6	26	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	66			0.2	1.35			1.17

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Denny McLain (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	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1969	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Denny McLain (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-23	DET	BAL	down 1-0	t3	---	1		Flyball: CF
2	1968	1968-09-23	DET	BAL	down 1-0	t6	---	0		Strikeout (foul bunt)
3	1969	1969-07-25	DET	KCR	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1969	1969-07-25	DET	KCR	tied 0-0	b5	---	0		Lineout: 2B

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (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	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	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
	Totals	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Denny McLain (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-23	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1968	1968-09-23	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	b5	---	1		Single to RF; R. Nelson to 2B/Adv on E9
3	1968	1968-09-23	BAL	DET	ahead 0-1	b7	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; M. Belanger to 2B
4	1969	1969-07-25	KCR	DET	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
5	1969	1969-07-25	KCR	DET	tied 0-0	t5	---	0		Flyball: C

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Comparison

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Totals

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	616	32	82	5	2	1	31	1	0	25	244	.133	.166	.153	.318	-8	94	10	0	64	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

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0
2	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

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Value

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	-1.2	-1.2	-1.0	-0.2	-85	1	-2	0
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.1	-25	1	-1	0

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	8	107	119	612	19	.216	62	-90	-9.6	.019	2.5	100.00	1
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	1	34	36	175	5	.187	20	-26	-2.8	.011	3.1		0

Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	24	1968	1968	3	7	0	0	0	8	0	.000	0			.000	1.5		0
2	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Denny McLain	19-28	1963	1972	285	709	-7.2	-8.5	0.3	-81.86	-9.0	-87.11	0.88
2	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-2.6	-2.5	-0.3	-21.92	-2.4	-22.90	0.93

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Denny McLain 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	3	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Denny McLain	3	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0

Denny McLain vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Denny McLain 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	Denny McLain	OAK	1972-04-18	*	8	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.36	-0.057	2.16	-0.05%	-0.57			P
2	Roger Nelson	KCR	1972-04-18		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Denny McLain	DET	1969-07-25	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.85	-0.067	0.37	-0.02%	-0.87			P
4	Roger Nelson	KCR	1969-07-25	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	-0.002	0.01	0.00%	0.03			P
5	Denny McLain	DET	1968-09-23	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.050	0.00	0.00%	-0.30			P
6	Roger Nelson	BAL	1968-09-23	*	8	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.75	0.014	0.00	0.00%	0.05			P

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