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Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Pitching Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	34	60	.362	4.30	202	121	37	17	6	4	865.1	897	477	413	67	430	41	430	25	6	45	3851	1413	83	4.22	1.534	9.3	0.7	4.5	4.5
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. Dave Freisleben: 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	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. Dave Freisleben: Value

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	202	121	865.1	1.1	-6.1
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Totals Against

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	202	121	865.1	1413	3331	655	149	26	93	45	67.39	2	76	39	25	.269	.355	.390	.745	117	.121	.290	467	1299	242	1352	1413
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. Dave Freisleben: 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	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. Dave Freisleben: Starting & Relieving

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	57	47	48.0	81	34	42	3	57.1	37	81
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Ratios

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	202	121	865.1	11.2	11.2	0.0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Pitch Summary

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	202	121	865.1		43
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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	3	1	.750	4.50	5	2	2	1	0	0	22.0	18	11	11	2	12	1	15	0	0	1	95	1.364	7.4	0.8	4.9	6.1
2	Dave Freisleben	0	2	.000	5.40	5	2	0	0	0	0	16.2	17	11	10	1	5	0	4	0	0	1	70	1.320	9.2	0.5	2.7	2.2

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	SDP	1977-08-14	GS-6, L	6.0	5	3	3	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	1	27	10	23	4	1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	49			-0.1	-0.39			0.97
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-08-14	CG, W	9.0	5	3	3	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	33	7	31	2	1	0	0	0	1	12	0	0	0	3	68			0.3	0.92			0.60
3	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-07-05	4-4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0				-0.1	-0.75	3	3	1.52
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-07-05	10-GF(12), BL	2.1	3	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	13	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	1				-0.6	-1.53	0	0	3.54
5	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-07-04	6-7	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				0.0	1.68	3	0	0.60
6	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-07-04	6-GF, W	3.1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	13	4	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0				0.2	2.03	3	0	0.82
7	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-04-23 (2)	4-4	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1				-0.2	-1.56	0	0	0.79
8	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-04-23 (2)	4-5	1.1	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	5	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				-0.2	-2.09	2	0	1.76
9	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1975-08-04	GS-7, L	6.2	9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	9	27	8	1	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	36			-0.1	-0.54			1.42
10	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-08-04	GS-6, W	6.0	6	3	3	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	27	9	23	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	49			-0.1	-0.42			0.99

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Freisleben (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Freisleben (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	1975	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1977	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Freisleben (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Dave Freisleben (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-08-04	SDP	HOU	ahead 2-3	b2	---	1		Strikeout
2	1975	1975-08-04	SDP	HOU	ahead 2-3	b4	12-	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; H. Torres to 3B; R. Hundley to 2B
3	1975	1975-08-04	SDP	HOU	ahead 2-3	b6	1--	2		Strikeout
4	1977	1977-08-14	SDP	HOU	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Flyball: RF

Dave Freisleben (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dave Freisleben (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	1975	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1977	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dave Freisleben (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dave Freisleben (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1975	1975-08-04	HOU	SDP	down 3-2	t2	---	2		Foul Popfly: 1B
2	1975	1975-08-04	HOU	SDP	down 3-2	t5	-2-	1		Fielder's Choice SS; J. DaVanon out at 3B/SS-3B
3	1977	1977-08-14	HOU	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	2		Groundout: P-1B
4	1977	1977-08-14	HOU	SDP	ahead 0-2	t4	12-	1		Flyball: CF
5	1977	1977-08-14	HOU	SDP	ahead 0-3	t6	1--	2		Flyball: CF

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batting Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batting Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	148	238	192	13	27	3	2	0	8	0	0	19	61	.141	.218	.177	.395	15	34	2	0	27	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. Dave Freisleben: 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	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. Dave Freisleben: Batting Value

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	148	238	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	-23	1	-1	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. Dave Freisleben: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	148	238	5	46	48	194	10	.206	21	-22	-2.2	.036	3.1		0
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.00	1

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batting Win Probability

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dave Freisleben	22-27	1974	1979	148	238	-2.8	-2.6	-0.1	-29.52	-3.2	-27.41	1.04
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. Dave Freisleben: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dave Freisleben	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Dave Freisleben: 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 Freisleben	SDP	1977-08-14	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.018	0.00	0.00%	-0.14			P
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-08-14	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.85	-0.080	0.01	0.00%	-1.18			P
3	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-07-05		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-07-05		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-07-04		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-07-04		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.40	-0.017	0.01	0.00%	-0.56			P
7	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1977-04-23 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-04-23 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Dave Freisleben	SDP	1975-08-04	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.056	0.00	0.00%	-0.62			P
10	Joe Niekro	HOU	1975-08-04	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.075	0.00	0.00%	-0.51			P

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