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Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Pitching Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	100	93	.518	3.60	668	133	380	35	9	145	1716.2	1654	764	687	126	570	109	1103	15	7	87	7251	2334	95	3.23	1.296	8.7	0.7	3.0	5.8
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	4	10	.286	4.40	93	11	31	1	0	5	173.2	184	95	85	19	69	12	98	4	0	8	776	268	77	4.02	1.457	9.5	1.0	3.6	5.1

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	0	2	.000	4.87	16	0	11	0	0	4	20.1	25	11	11	1	10	6	13	0	0	0	95	35		2.79	1.721	11.1	0.4	4.4	5.8
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Value

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	668	133	1716.2	16.1	0.3
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Totals Against

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	668	133	1716.2	2334	6527	1217	250	61	99	48	67.35	13	106	89	47	.253	.313	.368	.681	100	.115	.286	752	2377	437	2239	2334
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	268	677	136	25	4	7	2	77.78	0	15	18	5	.272	.340	.405	.745	119	.133	.292	97	274	48	257	268

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	16	0	20.1	35	80											.313	.389					.364				35	35
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0																	.000				0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Starting & Relieving

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	67	50	52.3	414	152	37	40	78.4	380	535
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975								100.0	11	16
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968									1	1

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Ratios

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	668	133	1716.2	15.2	7.9	7.4
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	16	0	20.1	13.7	10.5	3.2
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Pitch Summary

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	668	133	1716.2		74
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	16	0	20.1
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	0	0		21.60	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	6	6	4	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	4.800	32.4	0.0	10.8	10.8
2	Mel Nelson	0	0		8.31	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	1.385	12.5	0.0	0.0	2.1

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	HOU	1968-07-11 (2)	3-4	1.2	6	6	4	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	8	10	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1				-0.4	-3.62	0	0	0.92
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-07-11 (2)	GS-5	4.1	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	6	19	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	36			-0.1	-1.39			0.90

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batter vs. Pitcher

Dave Giusti (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave Giusti (Pitcher) vs. Mel 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	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Giusti (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave Giusti (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-07-11 (2)	STL	HOU	down 1-0	b3	---	2		Walk
2	1968	1968-07-11 (2)	STL	HOU	ahead 1-3	b4	123	1		Single to CF; M. Shannon Scores; J. Edwards out at Hm/CF-C; B. Tolan to 2B

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	647	465	412	29	77	10	2	4	46	0	0	23	99	.187	.235	.250	.485	41	103	5	3	27	0	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	0	0	1	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	16	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Value

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	647	465	2.7	2.6	2.6	0.2	-26	1	-2	0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Sabermetric

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	647	465	16	103	113	367	27	.236	71	-34	-3.7	.063	4.2		0
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	30-35	1970	1975	16	2	0	0	0	2		.000	0			.000			0
2	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Win Probability

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dave Giusti	22-37	1962	1977	647	465	-1.1	-1.9	0.7	-12.92		-18.63	0.83
2	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94		-4.63	0.87

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Head-to-Head Batting

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0
2	Mel Nelson	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson vs. Dave Giusti: 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	Dave Giusti	HOU	1968-07-11 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-07-11 (2)	*	5	9	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.030	4.21	0.08%	0.06			P

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