Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Pitching Comparison

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	103	76	.575	3.63	282	231	14	57	16	2	1597.1	1558	739	644	128	597	49	896	38	4	56	6780	2269	95	3.61	1.349	8.8	0.7	3.4	5.0
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	104	103	.502	3.64	403	268	42	56	15	8	1939.2	1790	864	784	188	815	79	1303	23	12	89	8279	2728	98	3.81	1.343	8.3	0.9	3.8	6.0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	3	1	.750	3.10	6	6	0	2	0	0	40.2	33	15	14	7	12	0	29	0	0	0	167	47		3.07	1.107	7.3	1.5	2.7	6.4
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	1	1	.500	5.01	6	4	0	0	0	0	23.1	26	13	13	2	14	1	12	0	0	2	105	40		3.03	1.714	10.0	0.8	5.4	4.6

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Value

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	7.0	-7.3
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2	17.2	0.9

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Totals Against

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	2269	6046	1168	214	48	37	45	45.12	19	160	68	31	.258	.327	.372	.699	105	.115	.283	740	2232	390	2193	2269
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2	2728	7283	1236	319	47	104	58	64.20	19	145	103	55	.246	.321	.380	.701	101	.134	.274	901	2767	554	2628	2728

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2	47	150	22	4	0	0	0		1	1	5	0	.220	.278	.387	.664		.167	.228	20	58	11	45	47
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	4	23.1	40	90	18	5	1	0	0		0	5	1	0	.289	.385	.433	.818		.144	.316	17	39	8	40	40

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	132	57	52.4	46	16	35	0	100.0	14	51
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	157	59	53.6	93	39	42	5	61.5	42	135

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	4	67	58.5						0	0
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	2	50	48.5	1	0	0	0		0	2

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Ratios

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1	13.2	8.8	4.4
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2	15.7	9.8	5.9

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2	17.4	7.2	10.2
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	4	23.1	11.4	13.3	-1.9

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	282	231	1597.1		102
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2		74

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	6	40.2
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	4	23.1	202	73	120	59.41

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Pitching

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Fred Norman	0	2	.000	4.41	4	2	0	0	0	0	16.1	24	9	8	0	9	2	6	0	1	0	81	2.020	13.2	0.0	5.0	3.3
2	Steve Blass	3	0	1.000	3.30	4	4	0	3	1	0	30.0	22	11	11	1	9	0	23	1	0	0	119	1.033	6.6	0.3	2.7	6.9

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Game Logs

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Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	PIT	1973-05-04	CG, W	9.0	7	6	6	0	1	6	0	4	1	0	0	42	15	34	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	3	47			0.2	-2.22			0.80
2	Fred Norman	SDP	1973-05-04	GS-6, L	5.1	8	5	5	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	26	12	21	7	0	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	1	29			-0.2	-1.94			1.07
3	Steve Blass	PIT	1972-06-16	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	32	6	31	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	81			0.5	2.81			1.17
4	Fred Norman	SDP	1972-06-16	GS-7, L	7.0	7	2	2	0	0	5	2	5	0	1	0	34	12	29	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	55			0.0	0.96			0.89
5	Steve Blass	PIT	1970-10-01	GS-3	3.0	6	4	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	16	7	15	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	32			-0.3	-2.46			1.14
6	Fred Norman	STL	1970-10-01	7-7	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1				0.0	-0.64	3	3	0.47
7	Steve Blass	PIT	1970-08-23	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	29	5	28	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	86			0.2	4.30			0.28
8	Fred Norman	LAD	1970-08-23	4-6	3.0	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	8	17	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2				0.0	-1.09	2	2	0.20

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batter vs. Pitcher

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1972	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
3	1973	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.571	.571	.571	1.143	0	0	0	0	0

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Steve Blass (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1970	1970-08-23	PIT	LAD	ahead 0-6	t5	-2-	0		Single to P; B. Mazeroski to 3B
2	1970	1970-08-23	PIT	LAD	ahead 0-7	t6	12-	1		Single to P; M. Sanguillén Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER; B. Mazeroski to 3B
3	1972	1972-06-16	PIT	SDP	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	1		Strikeout (foul bunt)
4	1972	1972-06-16	PIT	SDP	ahead 0-2	b4	---	1		Single to CF
5	1972	1972-06-16	PIT	SDP	ahead 0-2	b5	12-	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
6	1973	1973-05-04	PIT	SDP	ahead 0-2	t2	1--	1		Single to CF; M. May to 2B
7	1973	1973-05-04	PIT	SDP	ahead 1-2	t4	---	1		Lineout: CF

Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Fred Norman (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Fred Norman (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	1972	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1973	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Fred Norman (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Blass (Pitcher) vs. Fred Norman (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1972	1972-06-16	SDP	PIT	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Flyball: CF
2	1972	1972-06-16	SDP	PIT	down 2-0	t5	---	2		Flyball: 2B
3	1973	1973-05-04	SDP	PIT	down 2-1	b2	12-	2		Flyball: CF
4	1973	1973-05-04	SDP	PIT	down 2-1	b4	-2-	2		Strikeout

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Comparison

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Totals

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	546	42	94	7	3	1	37	0	0	11	140	.172	.188	.201	.389	11	110	6	0	40	3	0
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	409	674	574	29	72	4	0	0	27	0	0	37	177	.125	.178	.132	.311	-12	76	6	0	62	1	0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Value

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	-62	1	0	0
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	409	674	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	0.1	-84	2	-2	0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Sabermetric

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	11	105	112	501	25	.228	78	-66	-7.2	.029	3.9		0
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	409	674	4	109	121	571	21	.181	56	-88	-9.1	.007	3.2		0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	29-30	1971	1972	6	15	0	0	0	16	0	.000	0			.000	2.8		0
2	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	1			.000	2.0		0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Win Probability

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Blass	22-32	1964	1974	295	600	-4.8	-6.3	0.7	-55.52	-6.0	-64.25	0.87
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	409	674	-6.8	-8.3	0.5	-83.14	-8.7	-85.87	0.87

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Head-to-Head Batting

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Fred Norman	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Steve Blass	4	16	13	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.385	.429	.385	.813	5	0	0	2	0	0

Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: Game Logs

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Fred Norman vs. Steve Blass: 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	Steve Blass	PIT	1973-05-04	*	9	9	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.39	0.025	0.61	0.02%	0.52			P
2	Fred Norman	SDP	1973-05-04	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	-0.092	0.60	-0.02%	-0.68			P
3	Steve Blass	PIT	1972-06-16	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	-0.036	1.51	-0.05%	-0.55			P
4	Fred Norman	SDP	1972-06-16	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.74	-0.036	0.02	0.00%	-0.29			P
5	Steve Blass	PIT	1970-10-01	*	4	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	-0.048	0.00	0.00%	-0.45			P
6	Fred Norman	STL	1970-10-01		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Steve Blass	PIT	1970-08-23	*	9	9	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.35	0.007	1.31	0.02%	1.41			P
8	Fred Norman	LAD	1970-08-23		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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