Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	221	204	.520	3.59	702	500	93	107	29	16	3584.1	3466	1620	1431	276	1262	71	1747	65	8	172	15166	4959	98	3.79	1.319	8.7	0.7	3.2	4.4
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	209	164	.560	3.40	520	465	33	129	43	4	3186.0	3046	1331	1203	298	858	89	1728	72	6	97	13198	4104	110	3.53	1.225	8.6	0.8	2.4	4.9

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	0	0		0.00	3	2	0	0	0	0	20.0	14	0	0	0	5	1	7	2	0	0	82	22		2.57	0.950	6.3	0.0	2.3	3.2
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	0	0		11.57	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	4		4.65	1.714	15.4	3.9	0.0	15.4

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Value

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	28.7	-2.5
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	520	465	3186.0	46.2	20.0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Totals Against

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	4959	13599	2594	508	88	415	122	77.28	14	282	126	112	.255	.319	.366	.685	99	.111	.273	1606	4978	872	4793	4959
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	520	465	3186.0	4104	12081	2204	473	71	160	81	66.39	2	279	112	72	.252	.304	.377	.681	93	.125	.271	1389	4535	842	3976	4104

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	22	74	11	3	0	2	0	100.00	0	0	1	0	.189	.259	.230	.489		.041	.209	6	17	3	21	22
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	1	0	2.1	4	11	2	1	0	1	0	100.00	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.727	1.091		.364	.500	3	8	2	4	4

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	281	56	51.4	160	62	39	12	57.1	93	202
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	278	60	53.9	39	20	51	2	66.7	33	55

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Niekro	35-42	1980	1987	2	100	75.0	0	0				0	1
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	0			2	0	0			0	1

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1	11.5	8.3	3.2
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	520	465	3186.0	13.1	6.5	6.6

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	8.5	6.1	2.4
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	1	0	2.1	36.4	0.0	36.4

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	702	500	3584.1		80
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	520	465	3186.0		60

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	3	2	20.0	155	128	96	61.94
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	1	0	2.1

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Milt Pappas	1	0	1.000	3.32	4	4	0	0	0	0	21.2	24	10	8	2	10	2	5	1	0	0	98	1.569	10.0	0.8	4.2	2.1
2	Joe Niekro	1	2	.333	5.65	4	2	0	0	0	0	14.1	15	11	9	1	6	0	6	0	0	1	63	1.465	9.4	0.6	3.8	3.8

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-08-28	6-9, L	3.0	6	4	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	7	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	1	0				-0.2	-0.66	3	0	2.40
2	Milt Pappas	CHC	1973-08-28	GS-4	3.1	7	4	4	0	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	21	12	17	4	1	0	2	0	0	14	0	0	0	3	28			-0.3	-2.92			0.87
3	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-08-16	7-7, W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.49	0	0	0.63
4	Milt Pappas	CHC	1973-08-16	GS-6	6.0	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	26	10	22	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	1	56			0.3	2.96			1.40
5	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-06-15	GS-6	6.0	3	2	2	0	1	5	0	4	0	0	0	24	8	19	2	0	0	2	1	0	6	1	0	0	1	57			0.0	0.30			1.15
6	Milt Pappas	ATL	1968-06-15	GS-7	7.0	4	2	1	1	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	27	8	24	1	1	2	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	3	64			0.1	0.68			1.26
7	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-04-10	GS-5, L	4.1	6	5	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	8	21	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	36			-0.3	-2.29			1.30
8	Milt Pappas	CIN	1968-04-10	GS-6, W	5.1	7	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	9	24	5	1	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	40			-0.1	-2.39			1.12

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Milt Pappas (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Milt Pappas (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (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	1968	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Milt Pappas (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Milt Pappas (Pitcher) vs. Joe Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-04-10	CIN	CHC	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1968	1968-04-10	CIN	CHC	tied 1-1	b5	---	1		Single to LF
3	1968	1968-06-15	ATL	CHC	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1968	1968-06-15	ATL	CHC	tied 2-2	b5	---	0		Foul Popfly: C

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Milt Pappas (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Milt Pappas (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	1968	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Milt Pappas (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Milt Pappas (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-04-10	CHC	CIN	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1968	1968-04-10	CHC	CIN	tied 1-1	t5	-2-	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1968	1968-06-15	CHC	ATL	ahead 0-2	t3	---	0		Strikeout
4	1968	1968-06-15	CHC	ATL	tied 2-2	t5	---	2		Strikeout Looking

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Comparison

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Totals

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	973	55	152	26	1	1	72	1	0	38	262	.156	.188	.188	.376	8	183	17	1	147	6	0
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	527	1176	1073	72	132	13	3	20	67	1	0	36	510	.123	.157	.197	.354	-3	211	13	8	52	5	0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.2	-122	-1	-1	0
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	527	1176	-2.5	-2.5	-2.4	0.0	-151	2	-3	0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	28	191	204	991	41	.211	126	-117	-12.5	.032	3.7	100.0	1
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	527	1176	36	176	187	1011	38	.204	119	-155	-16.5	.074	2.1	100.0	1

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	27-42	1972	1987	4	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	5.0		0
2	Milt Pappas	30	1969	1969	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Niekro	22-43	1967	1988	646	1165	-9.4	-12.6	2.4	-124.94	-13.6	-130.61	0.92
2	Milt Pappas	18-34	1957	1973	527	1176	-11.6	-13.8	0.4	-144.94	-15.2	-145.66	0.87

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Totals

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Milt Pappas	4	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	.286	.167	.452	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Niekro	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: Game Logs

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Milt Pappas vs. Joe Niekro: 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	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-08-28		4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.31	-0.008	0.00	0.00%	-0.16			P
2	Milt Pappas	CHC	1973-08-28	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.39	-0.010	1.05	-0.02%	-0.10			P
3	Joe Niekro	ATL	1973-08-16		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Milt Pappas	CHC	1973-08-16	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.68	0.003	0.95	0.00%	-0.03			P
5	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-06-15	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.027	1.32	-0.04%	-0.26			P
6	Milt Pappas	ATL	1968-06-15	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.051	2.44	-0.07%	-0.37			P
7	Joe Niekro	CHC	1968-04-10	*	5	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.061	2.57	-0.08%	-0.41			P
8	Milt Pappas	CIN	1968-04-10	*	6	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	0.016	1.61	0.02%	0.11			P

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