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Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Pitching Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	39	51	.433	4.59	235	112	48	8	1	6	860.2	875	485	439	80	442	29	497	17	3	44	3796	1377	73	4.16	1.530	9.1	0.8	4.6	5.2
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	268	152	.638	2.86	558	521	15	211	53	4	3948.0	3349	1395	1253	303	1311	37	2212	38	11	85	16114	4849	125	3.50	1.180	7.6	0.7	3.0	5.0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	8	3	.727	2.61	17	15	1	6	2	0	124.1	101	36	36	10	50	4	90	2	0	6	518	156		1.50	1.214	7.3	0.7	3.6	6.5

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Value

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	235	112	860.2	-4.4	-12.6
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	67.6	32.2

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Totals Against

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	235	112	860.2	1377	3270	635	130	30	46	38	54.76	8	86	42	25	.268	.355	.399	.754	124	.131	.293	469	1305	240	1334	1377
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	4849	14548	2446	512	88	265	164	61.77	15	272	133	84	.230	.294	.340	.634	82	.110	.251	1467	4946	903	4698	4849

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	156	459	69	18	4	2	4	33.33	0	5	3	3	.220	.298	.342	.640		.122	.251	49	157	32	153	156

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Starting & Relieving

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	48	43	47.6	112	43	38	4	60.0	48	123
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	337	65	58.5	31	6	19	0	100.0	15	37

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	11	73	61.7	1	0	0	0		1	2

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Ratios

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	235	112	860.2	13.1	11.6	1.4
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	13.7	8.1	5.6

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	17.4	9.7	7.7

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Pitch Summary

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	235	112	860.2		83
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0		137

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	640	120	407	63.59

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	3	2	.600	2.82	7	7	0	3	0	0	54.1	49	18	17	2	23	2	32	0	0	3	228	1.325	8.1	0.3	3.8	5.3
2	Mike Kekich	1	2	.333	3.13	7	4	1	1	0	1	31.2	20	13	11	1	19	2	24	2	0	4	132	1.232	5.7	0.3	5.4	6.8

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	SEA	1977-05-16	6-GF, S	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	15	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0				0.3	3.08	3	0	1.36
2	Jim Palmer	BAL	1977-05-16	GS-2, L	1.2	2	4	4	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	12	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	30			-0.3	-3.77			1.46
3	Mike Kekich	TEX	1975-06-12	8-9	1.1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.0	1.12	3	0	0.14
4	Jim Palmer	BAL	1975-06-12	CG, W	9.0	7	1	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	36	12	32	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	68			0.2	3.27			0.53
5	Mike Kekich	TEX	1975-06-04	8-8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.23	1	0	2.72
6	Jim Palmer	BAL	1975-06-04	GS-11	10.1	6	2	2	0	2	3	0	9	0	0	0	40	10	37	4	0	0	2	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	79			0.3	2.09			1.16
7	Mike Kekich	NYY	1971-08-07	GS-7, L	7.0	2	3	2	1	1	6	1	5	0	0	0	29	8	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	62			-0.1	-0.15			0.67
8	Jim Palmer	BAL	1971-08-07	CG, W	9.0	4	1	1	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	2	35	8	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	76			0.4	2.66			1.25
9	Mike Kekich	NYY	1971-06-19	GS-5	4.1	6	3	2	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	22	10	18	6	0	0	1	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	41			-0.4	-2.34			1.34
10	Jim Palmer	BAL	1971-06-19	GS-9	8.1	12	4	4	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	38	16	33	10	1	1	1	2	0	15	0	0	1	2	41			-0.3	-1.04			1.68
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Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Mike Kekich (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Mike Kekich (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	1969	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Mike Kekich (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Mike Kekich (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-09-19	BAL	NYY	down 1-0	b3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1969	1969-09-19	BAL	NYY	ahead 2-3	b4	---	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1969	1969-09-26	BAL	NYY	down 2-1	t2	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
4	1969	1969-09-26	BAL	NYY	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Strikeout
5	1971	1971-06-19	BAL	NYY	tied 1-1	b3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
6	1971	1971-06-19	BAL	NYY	down 3-2	b5	---	0		Strikeout
7	1971	1971-08-07	BAL	NYY	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	2		Flyball: LF
8	1971	1971-08-07	BAL	NYY	ahead 0-3	t4	---	2		Flyball: RF
9	1971	1971-08-07	BAL	NYY	ahead 1-3	t7	---	0		Flyball: LF

Mike Kekich (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike Kekich (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (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	1969	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1971	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	9	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	0	0	0	0	0

Mike Kekich (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike Kekich (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-09-19	NYY	BAL	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	1969	1969-09-19	NYY	BAL	down 3-2	t5	---	0	6 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	1969	1969-09-26	NYY	BAL	ahead 1-2	b2	---	1		Strikeout
4	1969	1969-09-26	NYY	BAL	ahead 1-2	b4	1-3	2		Strikeout Looking
5	1969	1969-09-26	NYY	BAL	ahead 1-4	b6	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
6	1971	1971-06-19	NYY	BAL	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
7	1971	1971-06-19	NYY	BAL	tied 1-1	t4	1-3	0		Single to RF; J. Gibbs Scores; G. Michael to 3B
8	1971	1971-08-07	NYY	BAL	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Strikeout
9	1971	1971-08-07	NYY	BAL	down 3-0	b5	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	153	236	209	11	25	1	1	0	12	0	0	5	51	.120	.140	.134	.274	-19	28	0	0	22	0	0
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	489	52	85	9	1	3	41	1	0	16	207	.174	.200	.215	.414	18	105	1	0	31	1	0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	20	38	35	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	14	.086	.135	.114	.249	4	1	0	1	0	0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Value

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	153	236	-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	-0.1	-32	2	-1	0
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	0.9	0.9	1.1	-0.2	-49	2	-2	0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	153	236	2	30	31	206	6	.158	23	-33	-3.5	.014	4.1		0
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	13	101	110	437	26	.293	90	-54	-5.9	.041	2.4	100.0	1

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	20	38	1	5	6	34	1	.143	6			.029	2.5		0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Win Probability

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mike Kekich	20-32	1965	1977	153	236	-2.8	-3.3	0.4	-27.88	-3.0	-32.25	0.98
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	-2.4	-4.4	1.6	-35.89	-3.9	-46.28	0.86

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Jim Palmer	7	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mike Kekich	7	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	1	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Mike Kekich: 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	Mike Kekich	SEA	1977-05-16																																	P
2	Jim Palmer	BAL	1977-05-16																																	P
3	Mike Kekich	TEX	1975-06-12																																	P
4	Jim Palmer	BAL	1975-06-12																																	P
5	Mike Kekich	TEX	1975-06-04																																	P
6	Jim Palmer	BAL	1975-06-04																																	P
7	Mike Kekich	NYY	1971-08-07	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.54	-0.025	0.10	0.00%	-0.21			P
8	Jim Palmer	BAL	1971-08-07	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.43	-0.043	1.07	-0.06%	-0.76			P
9	Mike Kekich	NYY	1971-06-19	*	5	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.083	0.65	0.02%	0.80			P
10	Jim Palmer	BAL	1971-06-19	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.093	3.36	-0.15%	-0.61			P
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