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

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Pitching Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	43	30	.589	3.61	308	20	115	1	0	25	618.0	541	271	248	52	271	37	407	12	3	21	2614	853	97	3.65	1.314	7.9	0.8	3.9	5.9

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	21		2.57	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Value

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	308	20	618.0	7.0	1.7

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Totals Against

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	308	20	618.0	853	2269	381	92	16	41	24	63.08	1	46	36	25	.238	.320	.362	.682	99	.123	.267	266	820	160	824	853

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	21	74											.189	.259					.209				21	21

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Starting & Relieving

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	13	65	50.9	298	109	37	19	56.8	115	288

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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									0	1

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Ratios

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	308	20	618.0	15.6	10.4	5.2

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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. Jim Ray: Pitch Summary

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	308	20	618.0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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

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

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	0		2.45	2	0	1	0	0	1	3.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0.818	7.4	0.0	0.0	4.9
2	Jim Ray	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	6.8

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	ATL	1973-09-23	9-GF, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0				0.0	2.28	3	0	0.12
2	Jim Ray	HOU	1973-09-23	8-8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.41	2	0	0.01
3	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-06-01	6-8, H	2.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	3	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1				0.1	-0.07	0	0	1.65
4	Jim Ray	HOU	1968-06-01	8-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				-0.1	-0.69	2	2	1.14

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Batter vs. Pitcher

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

Jim Ray (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
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

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

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Jim Ray (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-06-01	CHC	HOU	ahead 0-3	t8	12-	2		Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Batting Comparison

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Batting Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	281	127	117	4	16	0	0	0	6	0	1	2	43	.137	.158	.137	.295	-15	16	5	1	7	0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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. Jim Ray: Batting Value

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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 Ray	20-29	1965	1974	281	127	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	0.2	-17	-1	-1	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Batting Sabermetric

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	100.00	1
2	Jim Ray	20-29	1965	1974	281	127	0	19	20	114	2	.216	10	-18	-2.0	.000	2.7	0.00	1

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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		.000	0			.000	5.0		0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Batting Win Probability

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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		-130.61	0.92
2	Jim Ray	20-29	1965	1974	281	127	-1.1	-1.9	0.7	-17.05		-18.75	0.93

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

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Totals

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jim Ray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0

Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: Game Logs

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Joe Niekro vs. Jim Ray: 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	ATL	1973-09-23		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Jim Ray	HOU	1973-09-23		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-06-01		3	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.048	1.89	-0.07%	-0.76			P
4	Jim Ray	HOU	1968-06-01		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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