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Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Pitching Comparison

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	197	230	.461	3.58	602	497	56	163	36	10	3611.0	3772	1652	1438	286	894	128	1734	46	13	50	15214	4974	107	3.35	1.292	9.4	0.7	2.2	4.3
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	39	38	.506	3.79	314	48	98	4	1	11	782.2	709	392	330	94	351	26	406	36	1	18	3368	1148	101	4.49	1.354	8.2	1.1	4.0	4.7

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	0	2	.000	13.50	3	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	13	10	9	0	3	0	7	2	0	0	35	18			2.667	19.5	0.0	4.5	10.5

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Value

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	46.8	11.8
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	314	48	782.2	4.7	-1.5

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Totals Against

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	4974	14023	2879	483	124	148	71	67.58	9	365	181	71	.269	.313	.382	.696	94	.113	.289	1689	5339	893	4712	4974
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	314	48	782.2	1148	2919	475	123	17	29	22	56.86	3	69	40	21	.243	.329	.393	.723	102	.150	.252	380	1148	234	1096	1148

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	18	29	11	2	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	1	0	.448	.529	.517	1.047		.069	.591	8	15	2	18	18

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Starting & Relieving

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	296	60	51.8	67	21	31	5	66.7	56	105
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	19	40	48.3	233	92	39	14	44.0	98	266

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	0	0	35.0	0	0		0		0	1

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Ratios

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0	11.4	5.9	5.5
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	314	48	782.2	12.1	10.4	1.6

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	20.0	8.6	11.4

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Pitch Summary

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	497	3611.0		92
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	314	48	782.2		75

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	2	6.0	5		4	80.00

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Head-to-Head Pitching

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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 Friend	3	1	.750	3.34	6	4	1	3	0	0	35.0	37	13	13	2	12	0	10	0	0	0	149	1.400	9.5	0.5	3.1	2.6
2	Steve Ridzik	2	0	1.000	1.13	6	1	3	0	0	0	16.0	11	3	2	0	4	0	6	1	0	0	64	0.938	6.2	0.0	2.3	3.4

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Game Logs

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Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-08-18	CG, W	9.0	9	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	11	33	9	0	0	1	0	1	9	2	0	0	0	66			0.2	3.25			0.72
2	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-08-18	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.47	0	0	0.00
3	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-08-10	CG, W	9.0	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	34	7	32	2	1	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	3	70			0.3	2.16			1.09
4	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-08-10	8-GF(8)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.49	1	0	0.57
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-07-01 (2)	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.46	0	0	0.49
6	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-07-01 (2)	5-5	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.3	-2.17	1	1	1.27
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1954-08-13 (1)	CG, W	9.0	10	5	5	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	40	15	36	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	47			0.2	-0.41			0.63
8	Steve Ridzik	PHI	1954-08-13 (1)	6-6	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	0.51	0	0	0.02
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-07-12 (2)	3-3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.46	0	0	0.87
10	Steve Ridzik	PHI	1953-07-12 (2)	4-GF, W	5.1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	20	5	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0				0.6	3.04	1	0	1.91
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Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batter vs. Pitcher

Steve Ridzik (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Ridzik (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (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	1952	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0

Steve Ridzik (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Ridzik (Pitcher) vs. Bob Friend (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-07-23	PHI	PIT	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; S. Burgess to 2B
2	1952	1952-07-23	PHI	PIT	ahead 0-1	b4	1--	2		Single; E. Waitkus to 2B
3	1952	1952-07-23	PHI	PIT	ahead 0-4	b6	---	0		Groundout: P-1B

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Steve Ridzik (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Steve Ridzik (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	1952	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Steve Ridzik (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Friend (Pitcher) vs. Steve Ridzik (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1952	1952-07-23	PIT	PHI	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 1B-P
2	1952	1952-07-23	PIT	PHI	down 2-0	t5	---	1		Strikeout

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Comparison

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Totals

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	1137	56	138	16	2	2	60	0	0	38	375	.121	.150	.144	.294	-19	164	14	0	120	2	0
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	318	214	198	16	38	10	0	1	7	0	0	7	52	.192	.220	.258	.477	29	51	3	0	9	0	0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Value

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-5.9	-5.9	-5.7	-0.2	-196	3	-3	0
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	318	214	0.3	0.3	0.4	-0.2	-19	0	0	0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Sabermetric

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	20	176	191	1135	33	.178	114	-189	-19.6	.023	3.0		0
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	318	214	11	45	47	172	11	.255	22	-20	-2.0	.066	3.8		0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	29	1960	1960	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	0			.000			0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Win Probability

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Friend	20-35	1951	1966	602	1299	-15.9	-17.7	1.0	-172.08	-17.8	-187.43	0.95
2	Steve Ridzik	21-37	1950	1966	318	214	-2.2	-1.9	-0.6	-20.92	-2.1	-19.29	0.90

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Head-to-Head Batting

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Totals

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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 Friend	6	13	12	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	Steve Ridzik	6	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	1		0

Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: Game Logs

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Steve Ridzik vs. Bob Friend: 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	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-08-18	*	9	7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.72	-0.052	0.00	0.00%	0.56			P
2	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-08-18		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-08-10	*	9	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	-0.024	0.00	0.00%	-0.06			P
4	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-08-10		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Bob Friend	PIT	1956-07-01 (2)		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Steve Ridzik	NYG	1956-07-01 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Bob Friend	PIT	1954-08-13 (1)	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.33	0.033	0.00	0.00%	0.41			P
8	Steve Ridzik	PHI	1954-08-13 (1)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Bob Friend	PIT	1953-07-12 (2)		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Steve Ridzik	PHI	1953-07-12 (2)		6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0		0	1.11	-0.050	2.62	-0.07%	-0.50			P
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