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Boots Poffenberger

26.4

352

241

1950.1

142-75

16

3.75

113

1070

12.9

738

8.9

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267.1

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Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Pitching Comparison

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Totals

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	142	75	.654	3.75	352	241	68	109	17	16	1950.1	1849	924	813	103	738	41	1070	38	5	68	8292	2730	113	3.70	1.326	8.5	0.5	3.4	4.9
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	16	12	.571	4.75	57	32	17	13	1	4	267.1	301	160	141	17	149	4	65	6	0	4	1220	473	103	5.20	1.683	10.1	0.6	5.0	2.2

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941	0	0		6.23	4	1	2	0	0	0	4.1	6	4	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	11			2.077	12.5	2.1	6.2	0.0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Value

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	352	241	1950.1	27.9	10.1
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	32	267.1	2.7	0.3

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Totals Against

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	352	241	1950.1	2730	7418	1324	348	74	78	64	54.93	7	133	92	11	.249	.320	.358	.678	83	.109	.279	853	2654	525	2625	2730
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	32	267.1	473	1045	238	41	5	7	4	63.64	1	34	17	0	.288	.380	.386	.766	95	.098	.295	153	403	63	456	473

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941	4	1	4.1	11	19											.316	.458					.278				11	11

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Starting & Relieving

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	121	50	53.0	107	38	36	11	59.3	68	111
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	8	25	41.4	26	7	27	0	100.0	17	25

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941									2	3

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Ratios

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	352	241	1950.1	12.9	8.9	4.0
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	32	267.1	5.3	12.2	-6.9

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941	4	1	4.1	0.0	12.5	-12.5

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Pitch Summary

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	352	241	1950.1
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	32	267.1

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941	4	1	4.1

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Head-to-Head Pitching

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Totals

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	2	0	1.000	3.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	18.0	18	6	6	0	6	0	13	0	0	0	74	1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	6.5
2	Boots Poffenberger	0	0		4.15	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	7	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	23	2.308	14.5	0.0	6.2	4.2

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Game Logs

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Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	CLE	1938-04-23	CG, W	9.0	8	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	40	14	34	6	2	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	59			0.4	2.90			1.08
2	Boots Poffenberger	DET	1938-04-23	5-7	3.0	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	5	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.97	0	0	0.64
3	Johnny Allen	CLE	1937-09-26 (1)	CG, W	9.0	10	3	3	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	34	10	34	9	1	0	0	0	1	11	2	0	0	1	62			0.1	2.23			0.62
4	Boots Poffenberger	DET	1937-09-26 (1)	2-3	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	9	5	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	1				0.0	0.13	2	0	0.59

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batter vs. Pitcher

Boots Poffenberger (Pitcher) vs. Johnny Allen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Boots Poffenberger (Pitcher) vs. Johnny Allen (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	1937	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Boots Poffenberger (Pitcher) vs. Johnny Allen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Boots Poffenberger (Pitcher) vs. Johnny Allen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1937	1937-09-26 (1)	DET	CLE	down 4-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout Looking

Johnny Allen (Pitcher) vs. Boots Poffenberger (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Johnny Allen (Pitcher) vs. Boots Poffenberger (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	1937	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1938	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Johnny Allen (Pitcher) vs. Boots Poffenberger (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Johnny Allen (Pitcher) vs. Boots Poffenberger (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1937	1937-09-26 (1)	CLE	DET	ahead 0-5	b3	1--	1		Single to LF; F. Pytlak to 2B
2	1938	1938-04-23	CLE	DET	ahead 1-4	t6	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Comparison

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Totals

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	365	786	716	82	124	12	3	4	64	1	0	33	155	.173	.210	.215	.425	11	154	8	0	36		0
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	101	96	5	19	3	0	0	5	0	0	2	18	.198	.214	.229	.443	10	22	0	0	3		0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Value

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	365	786	-1.4	-1.5	-1.4	0.0	-99	3	-1	0
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	101	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-14	1	0	0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Sabermetric

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	365	786	19	157	184	636	38	.215	142	-97	-9.3	.042	4.6	100.00	1
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	101	3	21	22	80	5	.244	10	-13	-1.3	.031	5.3		0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	27-36	1932	1941	4	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Win Probability

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Johnny Allen	27-39	1932	1944	365	786	-6.0	-7.0	0.3	-75.64		-85.02	0.89
2	Boots Poffenberger	21-23	1937	1939	57	101	-0.9	-1.1	0.1	-12.78		-12.74	0.93

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Head-to-Head Batting

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Totals

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	2	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	2		0	0		0
2	Boots Poffenberger	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0

Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: Game Logs

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Boots Poffenberger vs. Johnny Allen: 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	Johnny Allen	CLE	1938-04-23	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0		0	1.18	0.126	3.51	0.23%	0.82			P
2	Boots Poffenberger	DET	1938-04-23		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Johnny Allen	CLE	1937-09-26 (1)	*	9	9	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1		0	0		0	0.38	0.007	0.00	0.00%	-0.13			P
4	Boots Poffenberger	DET	1937-09-26 (1)		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.49	-0.013	0.00	0.00%	-0.19			P

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