Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Pitching Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	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
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	215	174	.553	3.45	630	447	64	109	32	10	3285.2	3127	1407	1258	308	998	93	1576	80	3	55	13732	4381	106	3.78	1.255	8.6	0.8	2.7	4.3

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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		3.05	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	0	1	.000	6.75	5	2	3	0	0	0	17.1	21	14	13	6	6	1	10	1	0	0	77	28		7.11	1.558	10.9	3.1	3.1	5.2

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Value

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	630	447	3285.2	38.4	10.7

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Totals Against

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	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
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	630	447	3285.2	4381	12420	2326	416	77	80	126	38.83	21	245	134	105	.252	.309	.372	.681	94	.120	.265	1450	4621	801	4205	4381

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	5	2	17.1	28	68	14	1	0	1	2	33.33	0	1	1	1	.309	.368	.588	.957		.279	.283	14	40	7	28	28

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Starting & Relieving

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	262	59	52.8	153	55	36	8	55.6	64	183

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	1	50	36.0	0	0				3	3

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Ratios

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	630	447	3285.2	11.5	7.3	4.2

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	5	2	17.1	13.0	7.8	5.2

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Pitch Summary

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	630	447	3285.2		89

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	5	2	17.1	105		65	61.90

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Head-to-Head Pitching

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	1	2	.333	5.75	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.1	29	15	13	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	93	1.672	12.8	0.9	2.2	2.2
2	Jim Perry	2	1	.667	4.81	4	4	0	1	0	0	24.1	21	16	13	4	4	0	17	0	0	0	95	1.027	7.8	1.5	1.5	6.3

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	Joe Niekro	DET	1972-06-03	GS-8, W	8.0	8	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	9	31	5	1	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	3	54			0.1	0.18			0.76
2	Jim Perry	MIN	1972-06-03	GS-6, L	6.0	5	5	5	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	24	7	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	43			-0.4	-2.61			0.54
3	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-08-24	GS-7, L	6.2	8	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	10	25	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	2	2	47			-0.1	-0.13			1.14
4	Jim Perry	MIN	1971-08-24	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	30	5	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	1	78			0.5	3.08			1.06
5	Joe Niekro	DET	1970-05-07	GS-3, L	2.1	7	4	3	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	14	7	14	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	33			-0.3	-3.75			0.82
6	Jim Perry	MIN	1970-05-07	GS-7, W	6.1	4	4	3	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	23	5	22	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	2	55			0.2	-0.64			0.56
7	Joe Niekro	DET	1970-04-24	GS-4	3.1	6	5	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	9	16	1	4	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	5	25			-0.4	-4.01			1.39
8	Jim Perry	MIN	1970-04-24	GS-3	3.0	8	6	4	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	18	9	18	6	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	28			-0.5	-4.56			1.12

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batter vs. Pitcher

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Jim Perry (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Jim Perry (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	1970	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1972	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Jim Perry (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Jim Perry (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1970	1970-04-24	DET	MIN	tied 2-2	t2	---	2		Single to RF
2	1970	1970-04-24	DET	MIN	ahead 2-6	t3	1--	2		Strikeout Looking
3	1971	1971-08-24	DET	MIN	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Flyball: CF
4	1971	1971-08-24	DET	MIN	down 2-1	b5	---	2		Flyball: RF
5	1972	1972-06-03	DET	MIN	tied 2-2	b2	1--	2		Single to CF; T. Haller to 2B
6	1972	1972-06-03	DET	MIN	ahead 2-5	b4	---	2		Strikeout

Jim Perry (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Perry (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	1970	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1972	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.286	.429	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Perry (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Perry (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1970	1970-04-24	MIN	DET	tied 2-2	b2	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1970	1970-05-07	MIN	DET	ahead 0-3	t2	1--	1		Strikeout
3	1971	1971-08-24	MIN	DET	down 1-0	t2	12-	1		Popfly: SS
4	1971	1971-08-24	MIN	DET	ahead 1-2	t4	---	2		Popfly: 3B
5	1971	1971-08-24	MIN	DET	ahead 1-2	t7	-2-	1		Groundout: P-1B
6	1972	1972-06-03	MIN	DET	tied 2-2	t2	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
7	1972	1972-06-03	MIN	DET	down 5-2	t5	---	1		Double to LF

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	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
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	542	980	889	73	177	22	3	5	59	0	1	32	179	.199	.228	.247	.476	33	220	19	3	51	5	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Value

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	542	980	3.2	3.2	3.5	-0.5	-75	0	-2	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	542	980	30	212	229	788	52	.242	127	-84	-8.8	.048	5.0	0.0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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
2	Jim Perry	29-34	1965	1970	5	4	0	0	0	4	0	.000	1			.000	4.0		0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Win Probability

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92
2	Jim Perry	23-39	1959	1975	542	980	-5.6	-7.7	1.3	-75.13	-7.8	-81.87	0.87

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Head-to-Head Batting

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	4	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Perry	4	9	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.222	.333	2	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Perry: 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	Joe Niekro	DET	1972-06-03	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.35	0.016	0.74	0.02%	0.03			P
2	Jim Perry	MIN	1972-06-03	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	0.022	1.17	0.03%	0.27			P
3	Joe Niekro	DET	1971-08-24	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	-0.035	0.11	0.00%	-0.31			P
4	Jim Perry	MIN	1971-08-24	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.096	0.00	0.00%	-0.88			P
5	Joe Niekro	DET	1970-05-07	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Jim Perry	MIN	1970-05-07	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	-0.026	0.73	-0.03%	-0.58			P
7	Joe Niekro	DET	1970-04-24	*	4	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.38	0.003	0.74	0.00%	-0.10			P
8	Jim Perry	MIN	1970-04-24	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.66	-0.016	1.16	-0.02%	-0.15			P

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