Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Pitching Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	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
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	143	122	.540	2.52	1070	52	651	20	5	228	2254.1	1757	773	632	150	778	79	1610	62	4	90	9164	2715	147	3.06	1.125	7.0	0.6	3.1	6.4

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	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
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	0	0		0.00	2	0	1	0	0	1	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	9	2			0.429	3.9	0.0	0.0	11.6

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Value

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	52	2254.1	49.7	26.7

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Totals Against

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	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
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	52	2254.1	2715	8135	1344	217	46	176	78	69.29	17	171	149	49	.216	.288	.309	.597	70	.093	.250	739	2515	413	2597	2715

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0							.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	2	0	2.1	2	9	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222		.000	.167	0	1	0	1	2

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Starting & Relieving

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	36	69	59.7	716	252	35	75	75.2	651	1018

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0			0	0				1	1
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	0			4	0	0	0	100.0	1	2

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Ratios

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	52	2254.1	17.6	8.5	9.1

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	2	0	2.1	33.3	0.0	33.3

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Pitch Summary

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	52	2254.1

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	2	0	2.1

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	0	0		1.35	3	0	1	0	0	0	6.2	5	1	1	0	4	1	3	0	0	1	29	1.350	6.8	0.0	5.4	4.1
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	0	1	.000	2.61	3	0	2	0	0	1	10.1	8	5	3	1	2	1	9	0	0	0	41	0.968	7.0	0.9	1.7	7.8

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	MIN	1965-05-02 (1)	8-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.41	0	0	3.06
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1965-05-02 (1)	8-8,BS	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				-0.3	-1.80	0	0	2.11
3	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-05-12 (2)	4-6	2.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	4	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.07	0	0	0.76
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1963-05-12 (2)	7-GF(12), BL	6.0	4	3	1	2	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	25	7	23	1	2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	3				-0.1	-0.34	0	0	1.63
5	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-11	7-GF	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	12	3	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.1	1.28	0	0	0.42
6	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1963-04-11	6-GF, S	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	13	2	13	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.4	2.67	2	0	1.83

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Hoyt Wilhelm (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Hoyt Wilhelm (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	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Hoyt Wilhelm (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Hoyt Wilhelm (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-04-13	LAA	CHW	tied 0-0	b11	---	0		Groundout: C-1B

Hoyt Wilhelm (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Hoyt Wilhelm (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	1963	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Hoyt Wilhelm (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Hoyt Wilhelm (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1963	1963-04-11	CHW	LAA	ahead 1-3	t9	--3	0		Strikeout

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	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
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	493	432	24	38	3	1	1	21	0	1	26	166	.088	.139	.106	.246	-31	46	8	0	34	1	0

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Value

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	493	-2.9	-2.9	-2.8	-0.8	-80	1	-1	0

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Sabermetric

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	493	5	64	72	438	7	.139	44	-79	-8.1	.019	2.6	0.0	1

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	31	1954	1954	2	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Win Probability

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94	-0.5	-4.63	0.87
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	29-49	1952	1972	1070	493	-7.0	-7.2	0.2	-75.06	-7.8	-77.76	1.00

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Head-to-Head Batting

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Totals

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	3	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	0
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson vs. Hoyt Wilhelm: 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	Mel Nelson	MIN	1965-05-02 (1)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1965-05-02 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-05-12 (2)		3	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	0	1.02	0.042	1.95	0.05%	0.24			P
4	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1963-05-12 (2)		6	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	-0.143	8.88	-0.35%	-0.63			P
5	Mel Nelson	LAA	1963-04-11		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Hoyt Wilhelm	CHW	1963-04-11		4	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	-0.012	0.60	-0.02%	-0.45			P

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