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Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Pitching Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	146	155	.485	3.68	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	3814	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9
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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	0	1	.000	3.98	3	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	19	10	9	2	3	1	13	0	0	1	85	25		3.17	1.082	8.4	0.9	1.3	5.8
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. Bob Knepper: Value

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	20.9	-2.3
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Totals Against

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	3814	10373	1961	464	84	235	110	68.12	13	262	134	73	.264	.321	.391	.712	107	.127	.287	1320	4053	776	3641	3814
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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	25	81	14	2	1	0	0		0	1	1	0	.235	.262	.358	.620		.123	.258	7	29	5	22	25
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. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	230	56	51.3	17	9	53	1	50.0	10	32
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	2	67	53.7						0	0
2	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0	12.8	7.5	5.4
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	15.3	3.5	11.8
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	445	413	2708.0		94
2	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	3	20.1	202	101	137	67.82
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	2	.000	4.91	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	12	6	6	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	50	1.455	9.8	0.0	3.3	4.1
2	Bob Knepper	2	0	1.000	2.08	2	2	0	1	0	0	17.1	11	4	4	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	62	0.692	5.7	0.0	0.5	4.7

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	SFG	1980-06-01	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	32	6	31	3	3	0	1	0	0	9	1	1	0	3	73			0.3	1.91			1.00
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1980-06-01	GS-5, L	4.0	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	21	9	17	4	2	0	2	0	0	8	0	1	1	2	37			-0.3	-2.23			1.40
3	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-09-14	GS-9, W	8.1	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	30	6	29	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	67			0.3	2.46			1.11
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-09-14	GS-7, L	7.0	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	8	26	3	2	1	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	3	55			-0.1	0.39			1.13

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (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	1977	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.400	.600	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Bob Knepper (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-09-14	SFG	HOU	tied 0-0	b3	-2-	1		Groundout: 2B-1B; M. Sadek to 3B
2	1977	1977-09-14	SFG	HOU	tied 1-1	b5	--3	1		Flyball: LF
3	1977	1977-09-14	SFG	HOU	ahead 1-3	b7	---	1		Double to CF
4	1980	1980-06-01	SFG	HOU	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
5	1980	1980-06-01	SFG	HOU	tied 2-2	b4	-2-	2		Strikeout

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Knepper (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	1977	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Knepper (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-09-14	HOU	SFG	tied 0-0	t3	-2-	1		Flyball: CF
2	1977	1977-09-14	HOU	SFG	ahead 0-1	t5	---	2		Flyball: RF
3	1980	1980-06-01	HOU	SFG	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Double to RF
4	1980	1980-06-01	HOU	SFG	tied 2-2	t5	---	1		Strikeout

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	840	47	115	28	2	6	59	2	0	41	333	.137	.177	.196	.374	6	165	5	2	90	9	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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	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. Bob Knepper: Batting Value

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.2	-110	3	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. Bob Knepper: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	36	158	166	829	37	.214	100	-107	-11.0	.060	2.5	100.00	2
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. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	27-32	1981	1986	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0
2	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Knepper	22-36	1976	1990	449	982	-11.0	-10.4	-1.3	-109.26	-11.6	-109.31	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. Bob Knepper: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	2	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Knepper	2	7	7	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.571	.857	4	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Bob Knepper: 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	Bob Knepper	SFG	1980-06-01	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.92	-0.042	0.59	-0.02%	1.19			P
2	Joe Niekro	HOU	1980-06-01	*	5	9	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.84	0.041	1.70	0.05%	0.47			P
3	Bob Knepper	SFG	1977-09-14	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.098	0.00	0.00%	-0.48			P
4	Joe Niekro	HOU	1977-09-14	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	-0.050	0.00	0.00%	-0.45			P

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