Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Pitching Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	29	32	.475	3.06	135	77	22	20	7	4	636.1	516	234	216	44	190	11	371	17	2	25	2556	751	110	3.19	1.109	7.3	0.6	2.7	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. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1		3.85	0.429	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0
2	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. Roger Nelson: Value

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	10.2	4.6
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	67.6	32.2

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Totals Against

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	751	2306	375	80	17	41	23	64.06	10	49	24	20	.224	.285	.330	.616	83	.107	.247	223	762	141	723	751
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. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000						0	0	0	1	1
2	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. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	51	66	56.7	47	11	23	0	100.0	22	58
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	337	65	58.5	31	6	19	0	100.0	15	37

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	0			2	0	0			0	1
2	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	11	73	61.7	1	0	0	0		1	2

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1	14.5	7.4	7.1
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	13.7	8.1	5.6

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1	0.0	12.5	-12.5
2	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	17.4	9.7	7.7

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	135	77	636.1
2	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0		137

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	0	2.1
2	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	640	120	407	63.59

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	1	0	1.000	1.62	2	2	0	1	1	0	16.2	10	3	3	0	4	0	9	0	0	0	61	0.840	5.4	0.0	2.2	4.9
2	Roger Nelson	0	1	.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	15	6	6	0	6	0	3	0	0	1	58	1.615	10.4	0.0	4.2	2.1

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	KCR	1972-07-20	GS-8	8.0	9	3	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	34	11	32	6	3	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	53			-0.2	0.07			0.86
2	Jim Palmer	BAL	1972-07-20	GS-8	7.2	7	3	3	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	31	9	27	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	2	0	1	54			-0.2	-0.21			1.56
3	Roger Nelson	KCR	1969-05-11	GS-5, L	5.0	6	3	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	10	19	4	2	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	1	2	39			-0.1	-0.71			1.10
4	Jim Palmer	BAL	1969-05-11	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	30	5	28	2	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	1	85			0.4	4.13			0.67

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (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	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1972	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.250	.400	.250	.650	0	0	0	0	0

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Roger Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-11	BAL	KCR	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Walk
2	1969	1969-05-11	BAL	KCR	ahead 0-1	b4	1-3	2		Single to CF; B. Robinson Scores; M. Belanger to 3B
3	1972	1972-07-20	BAL	KCR	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Groundout: P-1B
4	1972	1972-07-20	BAL	KCR	ahead 0-1	t4	1--	2		Strikeout
5	1972	1972-07-20	BAL	KCR	ahead 1-3	t6	---	2		Strikeout

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Roger Nelson (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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1972	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	1	0	0	0	0

Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Roger Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-05-11	KCR	BAL	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Lineout: 2B
2	1972	1972-07-20	KCR	BAL	down 1-0	b3	---	2		Walk
3	1972	1972-07-20	KCR	BAL	down 3-1	b5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; B. Knoop to 2B

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	180	12	23	0	1	0	8	0	0	11	58	.128	.177	.139	.316	-8	25	1	0	16	1	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. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	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. Roger Nelson: Batting Value

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.1	-25	1	-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. Roger Nelson: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	1	34	36	175	5	.187	20	-26	-2.8	.011	3.1		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. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	29	1973	1973	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0
2	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	20	38	1	5	6	34	1	.143	6			.029	2.5		0

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Roger Nelson	23-32	1967	1976	132	208	-2.6	-2.5	-0.3	-21.92	-2.4	-22.90	0.93
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. Roger Nelson: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	2	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Roger Nelson	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	1	0	0

Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Roger Nelson: 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	Roger Nelson	KCR	1972-07-20	*	8	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	1	0	0	1.38	-0.011	0.60	0.00%	-0.05			P
2	Jim Palmer	BAL	1972-07-20	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	-0.048	1.77	-0.08%	-0.44			P
3	Roger Nelson	KCR	1969-05-11	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.026	1.40	-0.02%	-0.22			P
4	Jim Palmer	BAL	1969-05-11	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.94	0.128	2.04	0.17%	1.10			P

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