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Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Pitching Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	138	119	.537	3.46	345	317	10	71	14	1	2128.0	2067	958	817	140	674	66	1136	44	9	45	8978	2936	104	3.37	1.288	8.7	0.6	2.9	4.8
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	221	204	.520	3.59	702	500	93	107	29	16	3584.1	3466	1620	1431	276	1262	71	1747	65	8	172	15166	4959	98	3.79	1.319	8.7	0.7	3.2	4.4

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	2	4	.333	4.08	7	6	1	0	0	0	35.1	39	19	16	3	12	3	14	2	0	0	154	54		2.58	1.443	9.9	0.8	3.1	3.6
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	1	7	2	0	0	82	22		2.57	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Value

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	345	317	2128.0	15.0	-3.7
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Totals Against

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	345	317	2128.0	2936	8110	1573	301	53	154	76	66.96	3	179	78	69	.255	.313	.357	.670	93	.102	.279	917	2880	494	2785	2936
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	4959	13599	2594	508	88	415	122	77.28	14	282	126	112	.255	.319	.366	.685	99	.111	.273	1606	4978	872	4793	4959

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	7	6	35.1	54	137	28	7	1	6	2	75.00	0	4	2	1	.285	.349	.416	.765		.131	.298	22	57	11	53	54
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	22	74	11	3	0	2	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.189	.259	.230	.489		.041	.209	6	17	3	21	22

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Starting & Relieving

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	190	60	52.6	20	6	30	0	100.0	10	28
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	2	33	46.3	0	0				1	1
2	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Ratios

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	345	317	2128.0	12.7	7.5	5.1
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	7	6	35.1	9.1	7.8	1.3
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Pitch Summary

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	345	317	2128.0		88
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	7	6	35.1	174	87	117	67.24
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Joe Niekro	0	1	.000	6.17	5	2	2	0	0	0	11.2	16	9	8	1	5	1	8	0	0	0	54	1.800	12.3	0.8	3.9	6.2
2	Dock Ellis	3	1	.750	3.58	5	4	0	2	0	0	27.2	22	12	11	4	9	0	9	0	0	0	115	1.120	7.2	1.3	2.9	2.9

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	PIT	1975-08-31	6-6, H	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.55	0	0	1.55
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-08-31	6-6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.45	0	0	0.79
3	Dock Ellis	PIT	1975-06-12	GS-5, W	5.0	5	2	2	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	7	19	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	50			0.0	0.11			1.28
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-06-12	8-GF	2.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	9	3	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.16	0	0	0.79
5	Dock Ellis	PIT	1974-07-21	CG, W	9.0	5	2	2	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	34	7	32	3	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	70			0.2	2.32			0.61
6	Joe Niekro	ATL	1974-07-21	9-GF	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.48	0	0	0.03
7	Dock Ellis	PIT	1969-04-15	GS-4, L	3.2	6	6	6	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	18	8	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	1	3	25			-0.3	-4.28			0.77
8	Joe Niekro	CHC	1969-04-15	GS-5	4.1	5	4	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	8	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	36			-0.1	-2.39			0.89
9	Dock Ellis	PIT	1968-09-21	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	35	8	32	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	71			0.3	2.35			0.65
10	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-09-21	GS-4, L	3.1	6	4	4	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	16	7	15	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	35			-0.2	-2.28			1.38

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dock Ellis (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dock Ellis (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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1969	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dock Ellis (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dock Ellis (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-21	CHC	PIT	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1969	1969-04-15	CHC	PIT	ahead 1-3	b2	---	2		Strikeout Looking
3	1969	1969-04-15	CHC	PIT	ahead 1-4	b4	12-	2		Double to CF; R. Hundley Scores; D. Young Scores

Dock Ellis (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dock Ellis (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1969	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1974	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	0	0	0

Dock Ellis (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dock Ellis (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-21	PIT	CHC	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: P-1B
2	1969	1969-04-15	PIT	CHC	down 3-1	t3	---	0		Single to CF
3	1974	1974-07-21	PIT	ATL	ahead 1-6	t9	---	0		Walk

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	292	560	489	42	65	4	0	0	23	4	0	27	201	.133	.178	.141	.319	-9	69	3	0	44	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	973	55	152	26	1	1	72	1	0	38	262	.156	.188	.188	.376	8	183	17	1	147	6	0

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	8	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Value

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	292	560	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	0.2	-69	4	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	292	560	4	92	100	471	17	.226	65	-71	-7.5	.008	2.4	100.0	4
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	25-31	1970	1976	8	9	0	0	1	9	0	.000	0			.000	1.8		0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Win Probability

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dock Ellis	23-34	1968	1979	292	560	-6.4	-6.7	-0.1	-66.12	-6.9	-68.26	0.94
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Joe Niekro	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dock Ellis	5	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.250	.583	2	0	0	1	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Dock Ellis: 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	Dock Ellis	PIT	1975-08-31		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-08-31		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Dock Ellis	PIT	1975-06-12	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	-0.034	2.21	-0.04%	-0.25			P
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-06-12		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Dock Ellis	PIT	1974-07-21	*	9	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.048	0.89	-0.05%	-0.01			P
6	Joe Niekro	ATL	1974-07-21		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Dock Ellis	PIT	1969-04-15	*	4	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	0.97	0.041	2.00	0.05%	0.39			P
8	Joe Niekro	CHC	1969-04-15	*	5	9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.54	0.079	1.20	0.11%	1.78			P
9	Dock Ellis	PIT	1968-09-21	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.29	-0.021	0.00	0.00%	-0.37			P
10	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-09-21	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	-0.023	0.00	0.00%	-0.18			P

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