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Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Pitching Comparison

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	66	61	.520	3.68	265	130	83	48	7	23	1089.2	1153	525	445	46	358	28	357	20	3	23	4705	1606	100	3.61	1.387	9.5	0.4	3.0	2.9
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	30	26	.536	3.40	112	60	32	23	7	2	516.0	547	226	195	18	192	26	201	4	1	5	2247	792	103	3.47	1.432	9.5	0.3	3.3	3.5

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946	0	1	.000	13.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	3			4.500	27.0	0.0	13.5	0.0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Value

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	130	1089.2	9.1	-0.2
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0	6.3	2.0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Totals Against

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	130	1089.2	1606	4252	891	179	37	38	39	49.35	1	102	70	10	.271	.330	.363	.693	98	.092	.287	517	1544	262	1531	1606
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0	792	2019	436	80	13	18	11	62.07	0	58	32	0	.271	.335	.350	.686	102	.079	.294	238	707	111	743	792

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946	1	0	0.2	3	4											.500	.600					.500				3	3

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Starting & Relieving

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	66	51	48.6	102	39	38	8	74.2	83	135
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	33	55	50.2	51	20	39	1	66.7	32	52

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946									0	1

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Ratios

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	130	1089.2	7.6	7.6	0.0
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0	8.9	8.5	0.4

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946	1	0	0.2	0.0	20.0	-20.0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Pitch Summary

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	130	1089.2
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946	1	0	0.2

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Vern Olsen	1	0	1.000	4.19	4	2	2	1	1	0	19.1	24	9	9	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	81	1.500	11.2	0.5	2.3	2.3
2	Bob Klinger	1	1	.500	0.90	4	2	1	1	0	1	20.0	13	3	2	0	11	0	9	2	0	1	87	1.200	5.9	0.0	5.0	4.1

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Game Logs

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Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	PIT	1942-08-15 (2)	6-6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.32	2	1	0.24
2	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-08-15 (2)	GS-9	8.1	13	7	7	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	38	16	35	10	2	0	0	0	0	18	2	0	0	3	29			-0.2	-2.36			1.52
3	Bob Klinger	PIT	1942-05-10 (2)	CG, W	9.0	5	2	1	1	0	8	0	7	0	0	1	41	15	32	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	70			0.4	1.75			1.60
4	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-05-10 (2)	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.42	0	0	0.60
5	Bob Klinger	PIT	1941-07-05	7-GF, S	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.04	0	0	1.02
6	Vern Olsen	CHC	1941-07-05	8-GF(8)	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	7	4	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2				-0.1	-1.53	0	0	0.81
7	Bob Klinger	PIT	1940-08-10	GS-8, L	8.0	7	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	34	11	30	5	1	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	64			0.3	2.87			0.97
8	Vern Olsen	CHC	1940-08-10	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	32	8	31	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	73			0.8	4.36			1.65

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Klinger (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Klinger (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	1940	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1941	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Klinger (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Klinger (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-08-10	PIT	CHC	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1940	1940-08-10	PIT	CHC	down 1-0	b6	---	0		Single to 2B
3	1941	1941-07-05	PIT	CHC	ahead 6-7	b8	-23	0		Groundout: 3B-1B; F. Gustine stays at 3B

Bob Klinger (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Klinger (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (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	1940	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1942	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Klinger (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Klinger (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1940	1940-08-10	CHC	PIT	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
2	1940	1940-08-10	CHC	PIT	ahead 0-1	t4	1--	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3	1940	1940-08-10	CHC	PIT	ahead 0-1	t6	1--	2		Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4	1942	1942-08-15 (2)	CHC	PIT	ahead 2-5	b6	-23	1		Flyball: LF; L. Merullo Scores

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Comparison

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	386	348	28	71	5	0	0	21	0	0	20	41	.204	.247	.218	.466	30	76	14	0	18		0
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	169	16	39	6	0	1	14	2	0	11	22	.231	.278	.284	.562	61	48	1	0	6		0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Value

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	386	0.8	0.8	0.8	-0.1	-31	0	-1	0
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	-8	0	0	0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Sabermetric

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	386	5	91	96	309	20	.231	49	-33	-3.5	.014	8.5		0
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	7	50	54	137	14	.260	29	-8	-1.0	.053	7.7	100.00	2

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	38	1946	1946	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Win Probability

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Klinger	30-39	1938	1947	265	386	-2.8	-3.1	0.3	-36.03		-32.85	0.97
2	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	-0.6	-0.8	0.2	-10.15		-8.81	0.97

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Head-to-Head Batting

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Vern Olsen	4	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	0	0	0		0
2	Bob Klinger	4	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	1	0	1		0

Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: Game Logs

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Vern Olsen vs. Bob Klinger: 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	Bob Klinger	PIT	1942-08-15 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-08-15 (2)	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.55	-0.034	0.00	0.00%	-0.40			P
3	Bob Klinger	PIT	1942-05-10 (2)	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	1	0	1		0	1.44	-0.066	4.48	-0.12%	-0.26			P
4	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-05-10 (2)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Bob Klinger	PIT	1941-07-05		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.61	-0.025	0.08	0.00%	-0.58			P
6	Vern Olsen	CHC	1941-07-05		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Bob Klinger	PIT	1940-08-10	*	8	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0		0	1.14	0.047	0.15	0.00%	0.23			P
8	Vern Olsen	CHC	1940-08-10	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0		0	0.80	-0.057	0.06	0.00%	-0.42			P

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