Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Porterfield

17.7

318

193

1567.2

87-97

8

3.79

103

572

8.6

552

8.3

WAR

G

GS

IP

W-L

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BB%

18.4

412

171

1548.0

81-91

23

3.78

99

849

12.7

725

10.8

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Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Pitching Comparison

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	81	91	.471	3.78	412	171	132	44	11	23	1548.0	1442	728	650	130	725	55	849	26	0	39	6708	2277	99	3.94	1.400	8.4	0.8	4.2	4.9
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	87	97	.473	3.79	318	193	45	92	23	8	1567.2	1571	732	660	113	552	43	572	14	3	21	6646	2212	103	3.76	1.354	9.0	0.6	3.2	3.3

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	4	2	.667	2.75	10	6	1	1	1	0	36.0	24	16	11	3	19	1	24	2	0	0	153	46			1.194	6.0	0.8	4.8	6.0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Value

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.5	0.0
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	318	193	1567.2	17.1	4.7

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Totals Against

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	2277	5851	1038	228	46	77	37	67.54	4	111	81	28	.246	.331	.368	.699	98	.121	.268	721	2152	404	2193	2277
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	318	193	1567.2	2212	5973	1177	245	36	21	35	37.50	3	154	88	18	.263	.326	.373	.699	95	.110	.275	731	2227	394	2137	2212

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	46	128	19	2	0	1	0	100.00	0	1	2	2	.188	.298	.273	.571		.086	.204	14	35	5	45	46

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	74	43	50.1	191	72	38	8	74.2	132	241
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	103	53	51.5	109	48	44	9	47.1	45	125

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	2	33	54.0	8	2	25	0		1	4

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Ratios

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.7	10.8	1.8
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	318	193	1567.2	8.6	8.3	0.3

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	15.7	12.4	3.3

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0		23
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	318	193	1567.2

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	288	68	181	62.85

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Bob Porterfield	1	3	.250	4.86	6	4	0	2	1	0	37.0	38	20	20	5	15	0	8	0	0	1	158	1.432	9.2	1.2	3.6	1.9
2	Don Larsen	3	0	1.000	1.98	6	5	1	1	0	1	27.1	19	6	6	2	15	0	20	0	0	1	114	1.244	6.3	0.7	4.9	6.6

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Game Logs

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Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-07-04 (2)	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	0	34	8	31	3	0	1	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	2	76			0.3	3.17			0.86
2	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1957-07-04 (2)	5-6	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.07	0	0	0.43
3	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-04-20	GS-2	1.1	5	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	6	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	3	27			-0.3	-2.69			1.57
4	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1957-04-20	2-7	5.0	5	3	3	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	24	9	20	2	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3				0.0	-0.31	1	0	0.92
5	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-28	GS-7, W	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	6	0	0	0	26	7	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	73			0.2	3.55			0.39
6	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1956-09-28	GS-5, L	5.0	7	7	7	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	23	9	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	2	24			-0.3	-4.47			0.43
7	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-22	GS-9, W	8.2	4	1	1	0	1	7	0	7	0	0	1	38	12	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	72			0.4	3.43			1.88
8	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1956-09-22	GS-7, L	7.0	7	2	2	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	31	12	27	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	53			0.1	2.09			1.42
9	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-06-13 (2)	GS-1	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	47			-0.1	-0.68			1.17
10	Bob Porterfield	WSH	1954-06-13 (2)	SHO, W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	31	8	30	4	1	1	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	2	75			0.4	4.01			0.78
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Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Porterfield (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Porterfield (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (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	1956	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	1
2	1957	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	0	0	0	0	1

Bob Porterfield (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Porterfield (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1956	1956-09-22	NYY	BOS	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2	1956	1956-09-22	NYY	BOS	down 1-0	t5	1--	0		Groundout: 3B-1B; E. Howard to 2B
3	1956	1956-09-22	NYY	BOS	down 1-0	t7	---	2		Single to LF
4	1956	1956-09-28	NYY	BOS	ahead 0-4	b2	1--	0		Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
5	1956	1956-09-28	NYY	BOS	ahead 0-5	b4	12-	1		Single to CF; A. Carey to 3B; G. McDougald Scores
6	1957	1957-07-04 (2)	NYY	BOS	ahead 1-4	b6	---	2		Walk

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Porterfield (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Porterfield (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	1956	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1957	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		.000			0	1	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.250	.333	.583	0	1	0	0	0

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Porterfield (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Bob Porterfield (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1956	1956-09-22	BOS	NYY	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1		Single to 3B
2	1956	1956-09-22	BOS	NYY	ahead 0-1	b6	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
3	1956	1956-09-28	BOS	NYY	down 4-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
4	1957	1957-04-20	BOS	NYY	down 3-1	b2	-23	0		Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; G. Mauch Scores

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Comparison

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Totals

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	596	65	144	25	5	14	72	0	3	43	138	.242	.291	.371	.662	81	221	15	0	11	3	0
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	322	570	516	34	95	15	1	6	43	1	0	20	123	.184	.218	.252	.470	28	130	14	4	25	5	0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.111	.333	.111	.444	1	0	0	1	0	0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Value

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	5.9	5.8	5.9	0.0	-11	1	-2	0
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	322	570	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0	-54	1	-2	0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	44	187	201	484	65	.291	123	-18	-1.8	.129	4.3	0.0	3
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	322	570	22	119	125	465	32	.227	71	-53	-5.6	.068	4.2	100.0	1

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	0	4	4	9	0	.143	3			.000	4.5		0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Win Probability

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	-1.9	0.1	-2.0	-6.20	-0.7	-1.86	1.03
2	Bob Porterfield	24-35	1948	1959	322	570	-4.6	-4.7	0.1	-50.64	-5.4	-54.09	1.00

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Totals

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Bob Porterfield	6	14	12	1	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	.250	.231	.333	.564	4	0	0	1	1	0
2	Don Larsen	6	11	9	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	4	1	0	0	0	0

Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: Game Logs

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Bob Porterfield vs. Don Larsen: 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	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-07-04 (2)	*	9	9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.83	0.104	5.06	0.38%	0.85			P
2	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1957-07-04 (2)		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Don Larsen	NYY	1957-04-20	*	2	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0.55	-0.009	1.72	-0.02%	-0.16			P
4	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1957-04-20		6	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.81	-0.050	2.13	-0.08%	-0.57			P
5	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-28	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.30	-0.006	0.00	0.00%	0.26			P
6	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1956-09-28	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.44	-0.011	0.00	0.00%	-0.16			P
7	Don Larsen	NYY	1956-09-22	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.049	0.00	0.00%	-0.63			P
8	Bob Porterfield	BOS	1956-09-22	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.001	0.00	0.00%	0.01			P
9	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-06-13 (2)	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Bob Porterfield	WSH	1954-06-13 (2)	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.47	-0.044	0.05	0.00%	-0.91			P
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