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Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Pitching Comparison

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Totals

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	45	56	.446	5.35	151	130	10	4	0	2	753.1	848	485	448	69	377	25	462	30	3	46	3416	1291	92	4.64	1.626	10.1	0.8	4.5	5.5
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

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	0	0		7.71	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	12	7	6	3	3	1	5	0	0	0	34	16		8.53	2.143	15.4	3.9	3.9	6.4
2	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

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Value

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	151	130	753.1	5.1	-1.1
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2	19.8	4.4

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Totals Against

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	151	130	753.1	1291	2952	593	168	18	96	39	71.11	5	65	30	27	.287	.371	.426	.797	103	.139	.318	471	1259	255	1255	1291
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

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	2	1	7.0	16	31	8	1	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.387	.441	.710	1.151		.323	.391	9	22	4	15	16
2	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

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Starting & Relieving

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	47	36	44.0	14	5	36	1	66.7	10	21
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	168	60	53.2	53	18	34	3	57.1	21	81

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	0	0	46.0	0	0		0		0	1
2	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	1	25	40.3	0	0				0	1

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Ratios

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	151	130	753.1	13.5	11.0	2.5
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2	16.3	6.3	10.0

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	2	1	7.0	14.7	8.8	5.9
2	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	4	15.2	6.8	1.4	5.5

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	151	130	753.1		93
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	361	280	1907.2		93

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	2	1	7.0	102	102	61	59.80
2	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	4	15.2	188	57	127	67.55

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Totals

Kevin Ritz 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	John Smiley	1	0	1.000	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	25	1.333	9.0	3.0	3.0	9.0
2	Kevin Ritz	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	8	5	5	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	25	2.400	14.4	1.8	7.2	3.6

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Game Logs

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Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	COL	1997-04-01	GS-5, L	5.0	8	5	5	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	25	12	20	4	2	1	1	0	0	15	1	1	0	4	29	89	48	-0.2	-2.38			0.88
2	John Smiley	CIN	1997-04-01	GS-6, W	6.0	6	4	4	0	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	25	8	23	4	0	0	2	1	1	12	0	0	0	2	48	93	61	0.0	-0.86			1.09

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kevin Ritz (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kevin Ritz (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	1997	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0

Kevin Ritz (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kevin Ritz (Pitcher) vs. John Smiley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-04-01	CIN	COL	ahead 0-4	b1	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1997	1997-04-01	CIN	COL	tied 4-4	b4	1--	0	3 (0-2)	Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); E. Taubensee Scores

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Ritz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Ritz (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	1997	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0

John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Ritz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smiley (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Ritz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-04-01	COL	CIN	down 4-1	t3	---	0	4 (3-0)	Walk
2	1997	1997-04-01	COL	CIN	tied 4-4	t4	1--	2	2 (0-1)	Groundout: 3B-1B

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Comparison

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Totals

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	99	215	171	14	27	3	0	1	7	2	1	13	77	.158	.226	.193	.419	3	33	3	2	29	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

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	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

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Value

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	99	215	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-29	1	0	0
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	-68	0	-4	0

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Sabermetric

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	99	215	4	42	44	177	11	.280	20	-27	-2.6	.035	2.2	66.67	3
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	16	98	106	484	21	.221	54	-69	-7.0	.040	2.8		0

Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	30	1995	1995	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000			0
2	John Smiley	25-30	1990	1995	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Win Probability

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Kevin Ritz	24-33	1989	1998	99	215	-2.3	-2.4	-0.3	-29.69	-2.6	-29.47	0.83
2	John Smiley	21-32	1986	1997	320	576	-6.0	-6.6	0.0	-64.79	-6.7	-71.14	0.91

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Head-to-Head Batting

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Totals

Kevin Ritz 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	John Smiley	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kevin Ritz	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kevin Ritz vs. John Smiley: Game Logs

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Kevin Ritz 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	Kevin Ritz	COL	1997-04-01	*	6	9	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	0.007	0.97	0.01%	0.15			P
2	John Smiley	CIN	1997-04-01	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.122	1.20	0.07%	0.79			P

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