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Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Pitching Comparison

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	18	9	.667	3.74	191	1	112	0	0	23	293.1	289	133	122	23	140	35	175	6	2	2	1286	450	95	3.98	1.463	8.9	0.7	4.3	5.4
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. Butch Metzger: 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	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. Butch Metzger: Value

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	1	293.1	1.1	-1.4
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2	17.2	0.9

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Totals Against

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	1	293.1	450	1104	213	51	2	20	10	66.67	2	22	23	13	.262	.344	.374	.719	108	.112	.289	145	413	76	435	450
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. Butch Metzger: 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	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. Butch Metzger: Starting & Relieving

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	0	0	30.0	122	37	30	12	65.7	112	190
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	157	59	53.6	93	39	42	5	61.5	42	135

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	2	50	48.5	1	0	0	0		0	2

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Ratios

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	1	293.1	13.6	10.9	2.7
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2	15.7	9.8	5.9

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	4	23.1	11.4	13.3	-1.9

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Pitch Summary

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	1	293.1
2	Fred Norman	19-37	1962	1980	403	268	1939.2		74

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	4	23.1	202	73	120	59.41

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Head-to-Head Pitching

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	3	1	.750	4.84	7	6	1	1	0	0	35.1	32	20	19	4	22	1	25	0	0	1	157	1.528	8.2	1.0	5.6	6.4
2	Butch Metzger	1	0	1.000	5.40	7	0	3	0	0	0	11.2	14	7	7	1	6	1	9	1	0	0	55	1.714	10.8	0.8	4.6	6.9

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Game Logs

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Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	NYM	1978-04-28	6-7	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	8	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				0.0	0.86	0	0	0.35
2	Fred Norman	CIN	1978-04-28	GS-6, W	6.0	2	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	23	7	18	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	1	64			0.2	1.57			1.03
3	Butch Metzger	STL	1977-07-30	7-8, W	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.00	0	0	1.85
4	Fred Norman	CIN	1977-07-30	CG, L	9.0	7	4	4	0	1	5	1	4	0	0	0	38	13	31	4	2	0	0	1	0	12	1	2	0	3	56			-0.1	0.49			1.58
5	Butch Metzger	SDP	1977-04-15	9-GF	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				0.0	-1.57	0	0	0.16
6	Fred Norman	CIN	1977-04-15	GS-3	2.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	10	3	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	46			0.1	0.19			0.88
7	Butch Metzger	SDP	1976-06-29	9-10	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	11	5	8	2	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1				-0.2	-0.19	0	0	2.85
8	Fred Norman	CIN	1976-06-29	14-GF(14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	0.41	0	0	0.01
9	Butch Metzger	SDP	1976-04-21	7-GF(8)	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.1	0.90	0	0	0.62
10	Fred Norman	CIN	1976-04-21	GS-6, W	6.0	5	4	3	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	25	9	18	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	2	1	47			-0.1	-1.29			1.25
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Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batter vs. Pitcher

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Butch Metzger (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Butch Metzger (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	1974	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1977	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1978	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Butch Metzger (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Fred Norman (Pitcher) vs. Butch Metzger (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1974	1974-09-19	CIN	SFG	ahead 1-7	t7	---	0		Strikeout
2	1977	1977-07-30	CIN	STL	tied 1-1	b7	1--	2		Foul Popfly: 1B
3	1978	1978-04-28	CIN	NYM	ahead 1-4	t6	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Kennedy to 2B

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batting Comparison

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batting Totals

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	21	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.000	.118	.000	.118	-64	0	1	0	4	0	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. Butch Metzger: 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	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. Butch Metzger: Batting Value

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	21	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-2	0	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. Butch Metzger: Batting Sabermetric

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	21	0	2	4	20	0	.000	1	-3	-0.3	.000	1.9		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. Butch Metzger: 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	Fred Norman	30-36	1973	1979	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	1			.000	2.0		0

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batting Win Probability

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Butch Metzger	22-26	1974	1978	191	21	0.1	-0.2	0.3	-2.46	-0.3	-2.18	0.70
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. Butch Metzger: Head-to-Head Batting

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Totals

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	7	14	13	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.077	.077	.077	.154	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Butch Metzger	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0

Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: Game Logs

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Fred Norman vs. Butch Metzger: 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	Butch Metzger	NYM	1978-04-28		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Fred Norman	CIN	1978-04-28	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.079	1.68	-0.08%	-1.23			P
3	Butch Metzger	STL	1977-07-30		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Fred Norman	CIN	1977-07-30	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.110	0.23	-0.01%	-0.97			P
5	Butch Metzger	SDP	1977-04-15		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Fred Norman	CIN	1977-04-15	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.30	-0.007	0.36	-0.01%	-0.09			P
7	Butch Metzger	SDP	1976-06-29		2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Fred Norman	CIN	1976-06-29		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Butch Metzger	SDP	1976-04-21		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Fred Norman	CIN	1976-04-21	*	7	9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	-0.087	1.81	-0.09%	-0.80			P
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