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Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Pitching Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	70	90	.438	4.07	325	217	35	25	7	7	1435.1	1385	717	649	152	671	45	865	16	10	70	6220	2138	91	4.29	1.432	8.7	1.0	4.2	5.4
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. Pete Falcone: 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. Pete Falcone: Value

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	217	1435.1	10.3	-2.0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Totals Against

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	217	1435.1	2138	5396	963	232	38	124	83	59.90	9	98	78	57	.257	.337	.398	.736	110	.142	.278	738	2149	422	2072	2138
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. Pete Falcone: 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											.278	.371					.333				23	23

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Starting & Relieving

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	100	46	49.2	87	23	26	2	77.8	35	108
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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									0	0

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Ratios

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	217	1435.1	13.9	10.8	3.1
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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. Pete Falcone: Pitch Summary

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	217	1435.1		104
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Head-to-Head Pitching

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	3	2	.600	3.35	5	5	0	1	1	0	40.1	32	18	15	2	15	0	23	2	0	2	168	1.165	7.1	0.4	3.3	5.1
2	Pete Falcone	2	2	.500	5.18	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.1	26	17	14	5	15	0	17	0	0	0	111	1.685	9.6	1.8	5.5	6.3

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	NYM	1982-06-02	GS-8, L	8.0	5	3	0	3	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	33	10	28	4	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	68			-0.1	0.59			0.70
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-06-02	GS-9, W	8.2	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	7	1	0	1	33	8	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	76			0.2	2.31			1.13
3	Pete Falcone	NYM	1980-05-16	GS-7, W	6.0	4	3	3	0	1	4	0	7	0	0	0	25	9	21	2	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	55			0.0	-0.58			1.09
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-05-16	GS-7, L	6.2	9	5	5	0	0	5	0	3	0	0	1	33	14	27	7	2	0	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	2	34			-0.2	-2.19			1.17
5	Pete Falcone	NYM	1979-08-16	GS-7, W	7.0	7	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	31	11	27	7	0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	56			0.3	2.52			1.39
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-08-16	GS-8, L	8.0	8	6	6	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	34	10	30	4	2	1	1	0	0	15	0	2	0	4	45			-0.2	-1.97			1.16
7	Pete Falcone	NYM	1979-06-02	GS-3	2.2	6	5	5	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	14	7	13	2	2	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	4	28			-0.3	-3.60			0.76
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-02	GS-8, W	8.0	7	6	3	3	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	35	11	31	4	2	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	53			-0.1	-1.97			1.34
9	Pete Falcone	STL	1978-06-07	GS-1, L	0.2	4	5	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	22			-0.4	-4.86			1.03
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-06-07	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	33	6	30	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	79			0.2	3.98			0.33

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batter vs. Pitcher

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Pete Falcone (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Pete Falcone (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	1979	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
3	1982	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Pete Falcone (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Pete Falcone (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-06-02	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-4	t2	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1979	1979-08-16	NYM	ATL	tied 0-0	t3	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; D. Flynn to 2B
3	1979	1979-08-16	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-1	t5	---	2		Strikeout
4	1980	1980-05-16	NYM	ATL	tied 1-1	t2	1--	1		Strikeout (foul bunt)
5	1980	1980-05-16	NYM	ATL	tied 1-1	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; D. Flynn to 2B
6	1980	1980-05-16	NYM	ATL	ahead 1-2	t7	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
7	1982	1982-06-02	NYM	ATL	down 3-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
8	1982	1982-06-02	NYM	ATL	down 3-0	b6	---	1		Strikeout

Pete Falcone (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Pete Falcone (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	1979	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1982	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.333	.556	0	0	0	0	0

Pete Falcone (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Pete Falcone (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-06-02	ATL	NYM	down 5-0	b3	1--	0		Double to LF; D. Chaney to 3B
2	1979	1979-08-16	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0		Popfly: 1B
3	1979	1979-08-16	ATL	NYM	down 1-0	b5	---	1		Flyball: CF
4	1979	1979-08-16	ATL	NYM	tied 1-1	b6	12-	2		Popfly: 3B
5	1980	1980-05-16	ATL	NYM	tied 1-1	b3	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
6	1980	1980-05-16	ATL	NYM	down 2-1	b5	---	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
7	1982	1982-06-02	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
8	1982	1982-06-02	ATL	NYM	ahead 0-3	t4	---	2		Strikeout
9	1982	1982-06-02	ATL	NYM	ahead 0-3	t7	---	0		Single to CF

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batting Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batting Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	469	416	17	62	5	1	1	21	1	0	8	141	.149	.167	.173	.340	-5	72	10	1	43	1	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. Pete Falcone: 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. Pete Falcone: Batting Value

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	469	-1.4	-1.4	-1.5	0.1	-61	-1	-4	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. Pete Falcone: Batting Sabermetric

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	469	7	71	75	408	16	.222	37	-62	-6.3	.024	3.0	100.00	1
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.00	1

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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		.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batting Win Probability

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Pete Falcone	21-30	1975	1984	325	469	-6.3	-6.1	-0.7	-65.40		-65.70	0.93
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13		-204.02	0.96

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Head-to-Head Batting

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	5	16	16	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313	.313	.438	.750	7	0	0	0	0	0
2	Pete Falcone	5	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. Pete Falcone: 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	Pete Falcone	NYM	1982-06-02	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.62	-0.030	0.96	-0.03%	-0.29			P
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-06-02	*	9	9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	-0.014	0.83	-0.02%	0.28			P
3	Pete Falcone	NYM	1980-05-16	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.073	0.76	-0.02%	-0.68			P
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-05-16	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.67	-0.033	0.44	-0.01%	-0.24			P
5	Pete Falcone	NYM	1979-08-16	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.90	-0.033	0.00	0.00%	-0.31			P
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-08-16	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.126	0.00	0.00%	-0.96			P
7	Pete Falcone	NYM	1979-06-02	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.40	-0.010	0.08	0.00%	-0.24			P
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-02	*	8	9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.103	0.26	0.02%	1.33			P
9	Pete Falcone	STL	1978-06-07	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-06-07	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	-0.010	0.03	0.00%	-0.57			P

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