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Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Pitching Comparison

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	37	11	.771	3.32	128	37	51	15	2	6	444.1	408	176	164	20	158	18	150	8	1	5	1863	595	107	3.59	1.274	8.3	0.4	3.2	3.0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	86	80	.518	3.42	272	179	54	65	13	16	1453.2	1446	672	552	79	431	56	660	22	1	17	6159	1999	109	3.54	1.291	9.0	0.5	2.7	4.1

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	0	0			1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	0	2	.000	4.91	3	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	12	6	6	2	6	1	7	0	0	1	50	19			1.636	9.8	1.6	4.9	5.7

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Value

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	128	37	444.1	4.4	0.7
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	16.1	3.7

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Totals Against

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	128	37	444.1	595	1661	324	55	9	11	12	47.83	1	34	31	0	.246	.314	.326	.640	83	.080	.260	170	541	84	574	595
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	1999	5592	1157	167	43	41	40	50.62	10	99	111	7	.259	.314	.346	.660	87	.088	.281	611	1936	289	1899	1999

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	1	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		.000	1.000	1	1	0	1	1
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0	19	44	7	2	1	0	0		0	2	0	0	.273	.360	.500	.860		.227	.286	7	22	5	18	19

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Starting & Relieving

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	20	54	50.6	71	20	28	2	75.0	51	91
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	101	56	51.9	109	38	35	10	61.5	54	93

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	0			2	1	50			0	1
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	0	0	42.0	0	0				0	1

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Ratios

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	128	37	444.1	8.1	8.5	-0.4
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	10.7	7.0	3.7

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0	14.0	12.0	2.0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Pitch Summary

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	128	37	444.1
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	1	0	0.0
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Head-to-Head Pitching

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Cliff Melton	2	1	.667	4.38	6	6	0	1	1	0	37.0	43	22	18	2	20	2	15	1	0	0	174	1.703	10.5	0.5	4.9	3.6
2	Howie Krist	2	0	1.000	4.24	6	2	3	0	0	0	17.0	14	8	8	2	5	0	9	1	0	1	71	1.118	7.4	1.1	2.6	4.8

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Game Logs

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Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	STL	1943-08-14 (2)	7-GF(8)	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				0.0	-1.23	1	1	0.01
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-08-14 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	10	33	7	0	1	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	72			0.4	3.95			0.99
3	Howie Krist	STL	1943-07-21 (2)	GS-5	4.0	6	4	4	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	20	8	18	2	3	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	4	35			-0.1	-1.75			0.92
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-21 (2)	GS-1, L	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	6	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	31			-0.3	-2.95			1.29
5	Howie Krist	STL	1943-06-30 (1)	GS-6	6.0	5	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	26	9	23	5	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	54			0.0	0.63			0.92
6	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-06-30 (1)	GS-9	8.2	7	3	3	0	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	38	13	32	5	0	2	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	2	59			0.0	0.22			1.73
7	Howie Krist	STL	1943-05-30 (1)	7-8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.93	0	0	0.11
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-05-30 (1)	GS-6, W	5.2	7	3	3	0	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	29	13	21	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	2	0	2	39			0.1	-0.63			1.07
9	Howie Krist	STL	1941-09-14 (2)	10-GF(10), W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.51	0	0	1.95
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-09-14 (2)	GS-9	8.0	10	5	4	1	0	5	2	3	0	0	0	40	16	33	8	1	1	1	0	0	13	0	2	0	2	42			-0.2	-0.33			1.32
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Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batter vs. Pitcher

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Howie Krist (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Howie Krist (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	1943	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Howie Krist (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Howie Krist (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-06-30 (1)	NYG	STL	ahead 1-2	b2	---	1		Strikeout
2	1943	1943-06-30 (1)	NYG	STL	ahead 1-2	b4	---	2		Walk
3	1943	1943-08-14 (2)	NYG	STL	ahead 0-8	b7	---	2		Strikeout

Howie Krist (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Howie Krist (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (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	1943	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

Howie Krist (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Howie Krist (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-06-30 (1)	STL	NYG	down 2-1	t2	-2-	2		Strikeout
2	1943	1943-06-30 (1)	STL	NYG	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Strikeout

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Comparison

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	129	161	149	17	25	3	0	0	7	0	1	4	41	.168	.190	.188	.377	6	28	1	0	8		0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	469	28	77	4	2	0	32	0	1	20	108	.164	.198	.181	.380	6	85	10	0	51		0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0		0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Value

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	129	161	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	-19	1	-1	0
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	-64	1	0	0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Sabermetric

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	129	161	3	29	30	134	6	.231	24	-20	-2.2	.020	3.6	0.00	1
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	6	97	105	454	17	.213	60	-61	-6.5	.017	4.3	0.00	1

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	27	1943	1943	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Win Probability

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Howie Krist	21-30	1937	1946	129	161	-1.8	-1.8	0.1	-20.44	-2.1	-18.71	1.08
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	541	-5.6	-6.0	-0.3	-65.57	-7.0	-65.81	0.89

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Head-to-Head Batting

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Cliff Melton	6	15	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.167	.333	.167	.500	2	0	0	0		0
2	Howie Krist	6	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	1	0	0	0		0

Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: Game Logs

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Cliff Melton vs. Howie Krist: 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	Howie Krist	STL	1943-08-14 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-08-14 (2)	*	9	9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0	0	0		0	0.43	0.030	0.00	0.00%	-0.05			P
3	Howie Krist	STL	1943-07-21 (2)	*	5	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0		0	0.49	0.014	2.35	0.04%	0.15			P
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-07-21 (2)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Howie Krist	STL	1943-06-30 (1)	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.08	-0.056	5.23	-0.16%	-0.44			P
6	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-06-30 (1)	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0		0	0.54	-0.019	0.05	0.00%	-0.23			P
7	Howie Krist	STL	1943-05-30 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1943-05-30 (1)	*	6	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0		0	0.41	0.036	0.51	0.03%	0.03			P
9	Howie Krist	STL	1941-09-14 (2)		1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-09-14 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.18	-0.123	0.00	0.00%	-1.20			P
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