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Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Pitching Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	89	97	.478	3.96	438	199	100	42	14	11	1641.0	1695	810	722	140	669	92	825	13	2	74	7099	2475	92	3.98	1.441	9.3	0.8	3.7	4.5
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Value

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	438	199	1641.0	7.1	-7.0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Totals Against

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	438	199	1641.0	2475	6285	1246	269	40	129	57	69.35	13	178	85	46	.270	.339	.392	.731	109	.122	.290	841	2464	449	2377	2475
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54	11	3	1	2	0	100.00	0	1	1	0	.278	.371	.370	.741		.093	.333	8	20	4	23	23

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Starting & Relieving

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	102	51	49.9	221	85	38	10	52.4	100	239
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	1	50	45.5						0	0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Ratios

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	438	199	1641.0	11.6	9.4	2.2
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Pitch Summary

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	438	199	1641.0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	97	97	55	56.70

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Head-to-Head Pitching

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	5	2	.714	1.95	9	9	0	4	0	0	73.2	57	23	16	4	24	1	54	3	1	4	298	1.100	7.0	0.5	2.9	6.6
2	John Curtis	1	2	.333	4.43	9	2	4	0	0	0	20.1	20	10	10	2	10	4	13	0	0	0	91	1.475	8.9	0.9	4.4	5.8

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	SDP	1981-05-29	9-GF	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.60	1	0	0.01
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-05-29	GS-7, W	7.0	7	1	0	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	26	12	23	6	1	0	0	3	0	8	2	0	0	1	62			0.3	1.85			1.48
3	John Curtis	SDP	1981-05-24	6-7, BW	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.1	-0.11	0	0	1.20
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-05-24	GS-8, L	7.2	7	7	6	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	35	12	29	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	3	36			-0.7	-3.90			1.61
5	John Curtis	SDP	1980-04-22	GS-9	8.2	7	2	2	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	36	10	31	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	3	0	1	62			0.2	1.73			1.46
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-04-22	GS-9	9.0	4	2	2	0	0	2	0	8	1	0	0	35	7	31	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	77			0.3	2.15			1.40
7	John Curtis	SFG	1978-09-13	12-GF(12), L	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	7	4	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.4	-1.57	0	0	1.58
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-09-13	GS-10	10.0	7	3	0	3	0	1	0	7	1	0	1	40	10	38	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	78			0.2	1.29			1.74
9	John Curtis	SFG	1978-04-25	6-GF(8)	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	13	4	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0				0.1	1.50	0	0	0.52
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-04-25	CG, W	9.0	6	1	0	1	0	6	0	9	0	0	0	38	12	32	5	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	76			0.4	3.50			1.33
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Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batter vs. Pitcher

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. John Curtis (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. John Curtis (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	1976	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1977	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1978	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1980	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
5	1981	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. John Curtis (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. John Curtis (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-08-15	ATL	STL	ahead 1-2	b7	1--	0		Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2	1977	1977-06-04	ATL	SFG	ahead 0-4	b1	12-	2		Flyball: CF
3	1977	1977-09-12	ATL	SFG	ahead 1-3	t9	---	0		Flyball: LF
4	1978	1978-04-25	ATL	SFG	ahead 1-3	b7	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
5	1980	1980-04-22	ATL	SDP	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; L. Gómez to 2B
6	1980	1980-04-22	ATL	SDP	down 1-0	b5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; L. Gómez to 2B
7	1980	1980-04-22	ATL	SDP	tied 2-2	b7	---	0		Flyball: LF
8	1981	1981-05-24	ATL	SDP	down 5-4	b6	---	2		Flyball: CF

John Curtis (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Curtis (Pitcher) vs. Phil 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	1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1981	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	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

John Curtis (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Curtis (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1980	1980-04-22	SDP	ATL	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 1B-P
2	1980	1980-04-22	SDP	ATL	tied 0-0	t5	1-3	0		Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; P. Dade to 2B; J. Mumphrey Scores
3	1980	1980-04-22	SDP	ATL	tied 2-2	t7	---	0		Strikeout Looking
4	1981	1981-05-24	SDP	ATL	ahead 4-5	t7	---	0		Groundout: 1B-P

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Totals

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	348	419	359	29	63	4	3	0	16	0	0	18	157	.175	.216	.203	.419	19	73	5	1	39	2	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Value

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	348	419	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.0	-36	0	-2	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Sabermetric

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	348	419	7	82	90	342	19	.309	45	-41	-4.3	.028	2.3		0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.0	1

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Win Probability

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	John Curtis	22-36	1970	1984	348	419	-3.7	-3.7	-0.4	-39.93	-4.3	-37.67	0.91
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13	-19.9	-204.02	0.96

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Head-to-Head Batting

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	Phil Niekro	9	28	24	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.125	.120	.125	.245	3	0	0	3	1	0
2	John Curtis	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. John Curtis: 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	John Curtis	SDP	1981-05-29		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-05-29	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.48	-0.001	0.20	0.00%	-0.05			P
3	John Curtis	SDP	1981-05-24		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.91	-0.022	0.13	0.00%	-0.21			P
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1981-05-24	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.70	-0.052	0.28	-0.01%	-0.39			P
5	John Curtis	SDP	1980-04-22	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	-0.065	2.10	-0.05%	-0.59			P
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-04-22	*	9	9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.81	-0.080	1.27	-0.03%	-0.59			P
7	John Curtis	SFG	1978-09-13		1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-09-13	*	11	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	-0.081	0.00	0.00%	-0.24			P
9	John Curtis	SFG	1978-04-25		4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-04-25	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.66	-0.030	0.48	-0.01%	-0.45			P
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