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Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Pitching Comparison

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	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
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	10	11	.476	3.65	39	23	6	5	1	0	155.1	159	72	63	14	56	4	46	4	0	3	671	227	92	3.84	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Value

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0	6.3	2.0
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	23	155.1	1.3	0.0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Totals Against

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	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
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	23	155.1	227	603	124	18	3	1	3	25.00	1	9	7	0	.264	.330	.373	.703	114	.109	.267	75	225	35	219	227

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Starting & Relieving

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	33	55	50.2	51	20	39	1	66.7	32	52
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	11	48	49.5	11	1	9	2	0.0	6	16

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Ratios

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0	8.9	8.5	0.4
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	23	155.1	6.9	8.3	-1.5

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Pitch Summary

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	112	60	516.0
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	23	155.1

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Head-to-Head Pitching

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	Lou Tost	1	2	.333	4.61	4	2	1	0	0	0	13.2	16	8	7	1	6	0	3	0	0	0	62	1.610	10.5	0.7	4.0	2.0
2	Vern Olsen	1	0	1.000	2.36	4	3	1	1	0	1	26.2	21	7	7	1	9	0	6	1	0	0	108	1.125	7.1	0.3	3.0	2.0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Game Logs

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Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-09-13 (2)	, S	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	8	2	8									0	0
2	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-09-13 (2)	, L	0.0	1	3	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	3	2	2									0	0
3	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-07-21	GS-8	7.2	7	3	3	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	34	11	29	6	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	52			-0.2	-0.18			1.46
4	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-07-21	GS-8	8.0	9	3	3	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	37	13	32	7	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	2	49			-0.1	0.37			1.16
5	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-07-09	GS-8	8.0	7	3	3	0	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	33	13	29	5	1	0	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	2	55			-0.2	0.33			0.96
6	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-07-09	12-GF(13), W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.3	0.83	0	0	2.57
7	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-06-28 (2)	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	33	7	31	4	1	0				6		0	0	1	72
8	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-06-28 (2)	GS- , L	3.2	5	2	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	16	6	15									0	0		43

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batter vs. Pitcher

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Lou Tost (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Lou Tost (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	1942	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Lou Tost (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Vern Olsen (Pitcher) vs. Lou Tost (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1942	1942-07-21	BSN	CHC	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Single/Bunt
2	1942	1942-07-21	BSN	CHC	ahead 0-1	b5	---	0		Strikeout
3	1942	1942-07-21	BSN	CHC	down 2-1	b7	---	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play

Lou Tost (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Lou Tost (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	1942	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	0	0	0	0	0

Lou Tost (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Lou Tost (Pitcher) vs. Vern Olsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1942	1942-07-21	CHC	BSN	tied 0-0	t2	1--	1		Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2	1942	1942-07-21	CHC	BSN	down 1-0	t5	---	0		Walk
3	1942	1942-07-21	CHC	BSN	ahead 1-2	t6	1--	2		Single; L. Stringer to 2B
4	1942	1942-07-21	CHC	BSN	ahead 1-2	t8	12-	2		Single; R. Russell Scores; B. Scheffing to 2B

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Comparison

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	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
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	56	52	3	9	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	16	.173	.204	.212	.415	23	11	0	0	2		0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Value

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.0	-8	0	0	0
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	56	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Sabermetric

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	7	50	54	137	14	.260	29	-8	-1.0	.053	7.7	100.00	2
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	56	2	11	12	45	2	.250	4	-5	-0.5	.038	3.3		0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Win Probability

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Vern Olsen	21-28	1939	1946	113	187	-0.6	-0.8	0.2	-10.15		-8.81	0.97
2	Lou Tost	31-36	1942	1947	39	56	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-0.62		-2.25	0.91

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Head-to-Head Batting

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Totals

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	Lou Tost	4	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0		0
2	Vern Olsen	4	11	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	3	0	0	0		0

Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: Game Logs

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Vern Olsen vs. Lou Tost: 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	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-09-13 (2)		9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0										P
2	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-09-13 (2)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0										P
3	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-07-21	*	8	9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	2	0	0	0		0	1.23	0.163	0.00	0.00%	1.30			P
4	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-07-21	*	8	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0		0	1.04	-0.010	0.00	0.00%	0.03			P
5	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-07-09	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.84	-0.128	0.19	-0.01%	-0.97			P
6	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-07-09		2	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.28	-0.007	0.00	0.00%	-0.09			P
7	Vern Olsen	CHC	1942-06-28 (2)	*	10	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0										P
8	Lou Tost	BSN	1942-06-28 (2)	*	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0										P

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