David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Pitching Comparison

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Totals

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	64	59	.520	3.78	212	176	14	10	4	2	1085.0	1036	515	456	78	434	36	748	21	5	34	4626	1551	99	3.58	1.355	8.6	0.6	3.6	6.2
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	126	103	.550	3.80	361	280	21	28	8	4	1907.2	1842	888	806	185	496	32	1284	39	17	48	7900	2460	102	3.69	1.226	8.7	0.9	2.3	6.1

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	0	2	.000	6.32	5	4	0	0	0	0	15.2	24	12	11	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	73	26		5.26	1.596	13.8	1.7	0.6	2.9

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Value

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	212	176	1085.0	11.0	1.5
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2	19.8	4.4

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Totals Against

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	212	176	1085.0	1551	4103	784	149	25	172	64	72.88	1	84	40	28	.252	.325	.358	.683	94	.106	.290	482	1469	252	1491	1551
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2	2460	7212	1253	364	40	185	86	68.27	14	142	101	52	.255	.305	.394	.699	94	.139	.286	879	2841	589	2377	2460

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	4	15.2	26	69	14	7	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	1	1	.348	.361	.580	.941		.232	.339	18	40	10	26	26

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Starting & Relieving

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	88	50	51.1	17	11	65	1	66.7	14	36
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	168	60	53.2	53	18	34	3	57.1	21	81

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	1	25	40.3	0	0				0	1

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Ratios

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	212	176	1085.0	16.2	9.4	6.8
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2	16.3	6.3	10.0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	4	15.2	6.8	1.4	5.5

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	212	176	1085.0		85
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2		93

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	4	15.2	188	57	127	67.55

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Pitching

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Totals

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	1	1	.500	3.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	24	7	7	1	4	0	8	0	0	0	77	1.556	12.0	0.5	2.0	4.0
2	John Smiley	0	0		4.32	3	1	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	4	4	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	35	1.440	10.8	1.1	2.2	4.3

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Game Logs

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David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	PHI	1988-08-12 (2)	GS-6	6.0	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	9	25	8	1	0	2	1	0	10	0	1	0	1	44	80	52	-0.1	-0.40			1.10
2	John Smiley	PIT	1988-08-12 (2)	GS-6	5.2	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	10	21	7	1	0	0	1	0	13	1	2	1	2	36	80	57	-0.3	-1.80			1.31
3	David Palmer	ATL	1987-06-03	GS-6, L	6.0	7	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	8	24	4	3	0	2	0	0	10	1	0	0	3	52			0.1	1.15			0.92
4	John Smiley	PIT	1987-06-03	6-8, H	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	1.29	3	0	2.00
5	David Palmer	ATL	1986-09-06	GS-7, W	6.0	8	2	2	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	26	11	23	6	1	0	1	1	0	12	2	0	0	2	48			-0.1	-0.07			0.98
6	John Smiley	PIT	1986-09-06	5-5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.49	0	0	0.26

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batter vs. Pitcher

David Palmer (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

David Palmer (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (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	1988	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					2	0	0	0	0

David Palmer (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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David Palmer (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1988	1988-08-12 (2)	PHI	PIT	tied 1-1	b3	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; J. Gutiérrez to 2B
2	1988	1988-08-12 (2)	PHI	PIT	ahead 1-2	b5	-2-	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); J. Gutiérrez to 3B

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. David Palmer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. David 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	1988	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. David Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. David Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1988	1988-08-12 (2)	PIT	PHI	tied 1-1	t3	---	0	2 (0-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
2	1988	1988-08-12 (2)	PIT	PHI	tied 1-1	t5	---	1	1 (0-0)	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Comparison

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Totals

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	208	375	323	22	48	12	0	5	23	0	0	5	95	.149	.162	.232	.394	8	75	6	0	47	0	0
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	504	21	73	14	0	2	35	0	0	25	183	.145	.185	.185	.369	2	93	6	0	45	2	0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Value

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	208	375	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	-43	1	-2	0
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-68	0	-4	0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Sabermetric

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	208	375	17	53	56	328	16	.193	40	-42	-4.3	.084	3.4		0
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	16	98	106	484	21	.221	54	-69	-7.0	.040	2.8		0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Win Probability

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	David Palmer	20-31	1978	1989	208	375	-3.6	-3.9	0.2	-42.95	-4.5	-42.73	0.96
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	-6.0	-6.6	0.0	-64.79	-6.7	-71.14	0.91

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Batting

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Totals

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	3	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	0
2	John Smiley	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

David Palmer vs. John Smiley: Game Logs

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David Palmer vs. John Smiley: 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	David Palmer	PHI	1988-08-12 (2)	*	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	2	0	0	1.40	-0.023	0.00	0.00%	-0.33			P
2	John Smiley	PIT	1988-08-12 (2)	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.92	-0.044	1.52	-0.04%	-0.35			P
3	David Palmer	ATL	1987-06-03	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	-0.082	2.39	-0.07%	-0.73			P
4	John Smiley	PIT	1987-06-03		3	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	-0.019	0.21	-0.01%	-0.61			P
5	David Palmer	ATL	1986-09-06	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.032	0.03	0.00%	-0.42			P
6	John Smiley	PIT	1986-09-06		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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