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Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Pitching Comparison

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Totals

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	30	50	.375	3.62	162	87	46	25	6	5	704.0	624	331	283	22	395	32	363	13	1	22	3061	1079	95	3.61	1.447	8.0	0.3	5.0	4.6
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	37	35	.514	3.53	138	88	23	35	9	4	699.0	670	302	274	33	279	22	189	13	1	4	2974	996	97	3.78	1.358	8.6	0.4	3.6	2.4

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Value

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	87	704.0	7.0	1.2
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	88	699.0	5.6	-0.1

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Totals Against

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	87	704.0	1079	2593	477	99	26	30	36	45.45	12	55	62	0	.241	.344	.324	.668	98	.084	.273	290	841	147	1032	1079
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	88	699.0	996	2629	513	103	21	25	28	47.17	7	52	54	0	.255	.329	.348	.677	99	.093	.265	307	914	157	962	996

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Starting & Relieving

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	42	48	51.3	67	26	39	2	71.4	46	75
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	48	55	52.4	26	7	27	3	57.1	23	50

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Ratios

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	87	704.0	11.9	12.9	-1.0
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	88	699.0	6.4	9.4	-3.0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Pitch Summary

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	87	704.0		47
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	88	699.0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Totals

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Ray Starr	2	1	.667	4.50	5	4	0	1	0	0	24.0	19	13	12	2	9	1	7	0	0	0	100	1.167	7.1	0.8	3.4	2.6
2	Rube Melton	2	1	.667	1.82	5	2	1	1	0	0	29.2	22	10	6	1	9	0	10	0	0	2	113	1.045	6.7	0.3	2.7	3.0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Game Logs

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Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	BRO	1944-09-21 (2)	3-8	6.0	6	5	2	3	0	3	0	2	0	0	2	26	11	22	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	0	3				0.0	-2.22	0	0	0.33
2	Ray Starr	PIT	1944-09-21 (2)	GS-2	1.0	5	5	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	6	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3	23			-0.1	-4.15			0.36
3	Rube Melton	BRO	1943-07-21 (2)	5-GF, W	4.2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	5	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.3	2.58	2	0	1.19
4	Ray Starr	CIN	1943-07-21 (2)	GS-5	4.0	5	5	4	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	21	8	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	35			-0.5	-4.23			1.35
5	Rube Melton	BRO	1943-07-01	7-8	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	4	8	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.11	0	0	0.42
6	Ray Starr	CIN	1943-07-01	10-11, W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.3	0.89	0	0	2.54
7	Rube Melton	PHI	1942-07-28 (2)	GS-8, L	8.0	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	4	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	65			-0.1	0.27			0.43
8	Ray Starr	CIN	1942-07-28 (2)	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	6	31	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	75			0.4	2.68			0.93
9	Rube Melton	PHI	1942-07-14	CG, W	9.0	7	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	32	9	30	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	2	72			0.6	2.91			1.51
10	Ray Starr	CIN	1942-07-14	GS-8, L	8.0	3	2	2	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	8	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	1	0	1	64			0.1	1.47			1.05

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rube Melton (Pitcher) vs. Ray Starr (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rube Melton (Pitcher) vs. Ray Starr (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	1942	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Rube Melton (Pitcher) vs. Ray Starr (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rube Melton (Pitcher) vs. Ray Starr (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1942	1942-07-14	CIN	PHI	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout Looking
2	1942	1942-07-14	CIN	PHI	down 2-1	b5	---	1		Strikeout
3	1942	1942-07-28 (2)	CIN	PHI	ahead 0-2	t3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
4	1942	1942-07-28 (2)	CIN	PHI	ahead 0-2	t6	---	0		Lineout: P
5	1942	1942-07-28 (2)	CIN	PHI	ahead 0-3	t8	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; E. Joost to 2B

Ray Starr (Pitcher) vs. Rube Melton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ray Starr (Pitcher) vs. Rube 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	1942	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	.200	.200	.800	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	.200	.200	.800	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ray Starr (Pitcher) vs. Rube Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ray Starr (Pitcher) vs. Rube Melton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1942	1942-07-14	PHI	CIN	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Lineout: 2B
2	1942	1942-07-14	PHI	CIN	down 1-0	t5	1--	2		Inside-the-park Home Run (LF-CF); B. Warren Scores
3	1942	1942-07-14	PHI	CIN	ahead 1-2	t8	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
4	1942	1942-07-28 (2)	PHI	CIN	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout
5	1942	1942-07-28 (2)	PHI	CIN	down 3-0	b6	---	0		Strikeout Looking

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Comparison

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Totals

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	230	208	11	25	7	0	1	14	0	0	3	80	.120	.133	.168	.301	-13	35	0	0	19		0
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	251	212	12	26	4	0	0	12	0	0	13	81	.123	.173	.142	.315	-9	30	3	0	25		0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Value

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	230	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	0.0	-32	1	0	0
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	251	-1.2	-1.2	-1.2	0.0	-32	0	-2	0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Sabermetric

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	230	8	28	31	202	5	.189	24	-32	-3.2	.048	2.6		0
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	251	4	39	40	214	6	.198	24	-30	-3.4	.019	2.6		0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Win Probability

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rube Melton	24-30	1941	1947	162	230	-2.6	-2.4	-0.1	-25.46		-25.78	1.04
2	Ray Starr	26-39	1932	1945	138	251	-3.7	-3.3	-0.3	-32.70		-33.15	1.03

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Head-to-Head Batting

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Totals

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Ray Starr	5	9	8	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.125	.125	.250	.375	2	0	0	1		0
2	Rube Melton	5	9	9	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	.111	.111	.444	.556	4	0	0	0		0

Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: Game Logs

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Rube Melton vs. Ray Starr: 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	Rube Melton	BRO	1944-09-21 (2)		6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.74	-0.040	0.00	0.00%	-0.46			P
2	Ray Starr	PIT	1944-09-21 (2)	*	2	9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0		0	0.66	0.066	0.00	0.00%	1.71			P
3	Rube Melton	BRO	1943-07-21 (2)		5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.43	-0.022	1.68	-0.05%	-0.30			P
4	Ray Starr	CIN	1943-07-21 (2)	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.68	-0.031	0.83	-0.02%	-0.42			P
5	Rube Melton	BRO	1943-07-01		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Ray Starr	CIN	1943-07-01		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Rube Melton	PHI	1942-07-28 (2)	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.98	-0.047	0.00	0.00%	-0.39			P
8	Ray Starr	CIN	1942-07-28 (2)	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1		0	0.48	-0.031	0.03	0.00%	-0.56			P
9	Rube Melton	PHI	1942-07-14	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0		0	0.89	0.272	0.00	0.00%	1.54			P
10	Ray Starr	CIN	1942-07-14	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.83	-0.039	0.26	-0.01%	-0.28			P

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