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Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Pitching Comparison

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	108	82	.568	3.01	327	204	62	91	21	17	1619.1	1490	630	541	65	611	56	821	18	8	13	6772	2218	126	3.26	1.297	8.3	0.4	3.4	4.6
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. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	2	1	.667	1.71	7	4	2	0	0	0	31.2	24	10	6	1	12	1	25	0	0	2	132	40			1.137	6.8	0.3	3.4	7.1
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. Max Lanier: Value

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	327	204	1619.1	30.4	15.4
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	16.1	3.7

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Totals Against

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	327	204	1619.1	2218	6044	1184	214	27	21	42	33.33	20	160	101	0	.247	.318	.323	.641	80	.077	.276	625	1953	306	2119	2218
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. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	7	4	31.2	40	118	17	5	1	1	0	100.00	0	2	2	0	.203	.277	.288	.565		.085	.250	10	34	7	36	40
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. Max Lanier: Starting & Relieving

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	126	62	54.8	107	34	32	7	70.8	62	123
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	101	56	51.9	109	38	35	10	61.5	54	93

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	3	75	61.8	0	0		0		2	3
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	0	0	42.0	0	0				0	1

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Ratios

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	327	204	1619.1	12.1	9.0	3.1
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2	10.7	7.0	3.7

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	7	4	31.2	18.9	9.1	9.8
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0	14.0	12.0	2.0

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Pitch Summary

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	327	204	1619.1		91
2	Cliff Melton	25-32	1937	1944	272	179	1453.2

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	7	4	31.2	103	103	70	67.96
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	2	11.0

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Head-to-Head Pitching

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	1	1	.500	4.50	7	6	0	1	0	0	46.0	56	30	23	4	18	5	18	0	0	1	213	1.609	11.0	0.8	3.5	3.5
2	Max Lanier	1	2	.333	6.75	7	3	1	0	0	0	16.0	22	14	12	1	9	2	18	0	0	0	80	1.938	12.4	0.6	5.1	10.1

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Game Logs

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Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	STL	1942-05-17 (2)	GS-	0.1	3	4	4	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	6	4	5									0	0		29
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-05-17 (2)	GS-	6.1	10	4	3	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	31	12	29									0	0		39
3	Max Lanier	STL	1942-04-28	7-GF(10), BW	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	14	3	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.4	1.56	2	1	2.23
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-04-28	CG(10), L	9.1	9	5	3	2	0	3	2	4	0	0	1	41	13	38	6	2	1	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	55			-0.3	-1.68			1.52
5	Max Lanier	STL	1941-09-14 (2)	8-9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.95	2	0	0.41
6	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
7	Max Lanier	STL	1941-07-10	GS-7	6.1	7	5	4	1	1	4	0	7	0	0	0	31	13	27	5	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	2	44			0.2	-0.17			0.61
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-07-10	GS-5	5.0	7	8	5	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	25	10	22	4	1	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	3	27			-0.3	-5.58			0.82
9	Max Lanier	STL	1941-04-29	9-9, H	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-1.08	2	1	5.66
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-04-29	5-8	4.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	16	5	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0				0.2	2.31	1	0	0.86
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Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batter vs. Pitcher

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Lanier (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Lanier (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	1940	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1941	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1942	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Lanier (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cliff Melton (Pitcher) vs. Max Lanier (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-06-08 (2)	NYG	STL	tied 0-0	t2	12-	2		Single; B. Jurges to 3B; M. Witek to 2B
2	1941	1941-07-10	NYG	STL	down 1-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1941	1941-09-14 (2)	NYG	STL	ahead 3-5	t8	12-	2		Strikeout
4	1942	1942-04-28	NYG	STL	tied 4-4	t8	---	2		Strikeout

Max Lanier (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Max Lanier (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	1941	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0
2	1942	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Max Lanier (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Max Lanier (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1941	1941-07-10	STL	NYG	ahead 0-1	t3	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1941	1941-07-10	STL	NYG	ahead 0-4	t5	---	0		Single
3	1941	1941-09-14 (2)	STL	NYG	down 5-3	b8	---	1		Single
4	1942	1942-04-28	STL	NYG	tied 4-4	b9	---	1		Strikeout

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batting Comparison

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batting Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	328	599	535	46	99	4	1	0	27	0	0	23	45	.185	.219	.196	.415	14	105	17	0	41		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. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	7	10	9	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	4	0	0	1		0
2	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. Max Lanier: Batting Value

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	328	599	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-62	0	0	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. Max Lanier: Batting Sabermetric

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	328	599	5	122	134	494	22	.202	73	-67	-6.8	.011	11.9		0
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. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	26-28	1942	1944	7	10	0	4	5	6	2	.444	3			.000			0
2	Cliff Melton	25	1937	1937	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batting Win Probability

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Max Lanier	22-37	1938	1953	328	599	-4.0	-5.3	1.1	-54.28	-5.4	-58.55	0.96
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. Max Lanier: Head-to-Head Batting

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Totals

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	7	18	18	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.111	.111	.167	.278	3	0	0	0		0
2	Max Lanier	7	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	0		0

Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: Game Logs

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Cliff Melton vs. Max Lanier: 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	Max Lanier	STL	1942-05-17 (2)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0										P
2	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-05-17 (2)	*	1	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0										P
3	Max Lanier	STL	1942-04-28		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.74	-0.042	3.56	-0.05%	-0.15			P
4	Cliff Melton	NYG	1942-04-28	*	10	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.06	-0.148	2.73	-0.23%	-1.33			P
5	Max Lanier	STL	1941-09-14 (2)		2	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0		0	1.16	0.053	13.40	0.37%	0.26			P
6	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
7	Max Lanier	STL	1941-07-10	*	7	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0		0	0.31	-0.004	1.50	-0.01%	0.07			P
8	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-07-10	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.08	-0.027	1.66	-0.03%	-0.23			P
9	Max Lanier	STL	1941-04-29		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Cliff Melton	NYG	1941-04-29		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.94	-0.023	3.22	-0.05%	-0.16			P
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