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Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Pitching Comparison

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Totals

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	130	92	.586	4.27	340	336	1	4	1	0	1918.0	2092	1004	911	220	582	41	818	25	0	24	8210	2798	97	4.66	1.394	9.8	1.0	2.7	3.8
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	143	125	.534	4.35	361	354	1	26	9	0	2265.0	2407	1168	1094	260	554	30	1482	53	6	44	9600	3098	101	4.01	1.307	9.6	1.0	2.2	5.9

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	1	1	.500	3.79	8	6	0	0	0	0	40.1	42	18	17	7	11	0	17	1	0	0	171	54		4.44	1.314	9.4	1.6	2.5	3.8
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	1	2	.333	5.40	7	5	0	0	0	0	31.2	34	19	19	2	12	1	23	0	1	0	138	46		2.20	1.453	9.7	0.6	3.4	6.5

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Value

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	340	336	1918.0	16.0	0.8
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	361	354	2265.0	29.2	9.2

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Totals Against

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	340	336	1918.0	2798	7450	1426	406	40	34	65	34.34	30	218	93	60	.281	.333	.435	.767	105	.154	.289	1090	3238	666	2699	2798
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	361	354	2265.0	3098	8844	1576	518	53	194	82	70.29	4	155	80	68	.272	.317	.431	.748	97	.159	.299	1219	3811	831	3014	3098

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	8	6	40.1	54	156											.269	.321					.265				54	54
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	7	5	31.2	46	120											.283	.348					.337				46	46

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Starting & Relieving

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	162	48	47.4	5	2	40	0		1	4
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	186	53	50.2	2	1	50	0		1	7

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003									0	2
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998									0	2

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Ratios

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	340	336	1918.0	10.0	7.1	2.9
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	361	354	2265.0	15.4	5.8	9.7

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	8	6	40.1	9.9	6.4	3.5
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	7	5	31.2	16.7	8.7	8.0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Pitch Summary

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	340	336	1918.0	16996	92	9864	58.04
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	361	354	2265.0	5843	98	3727	63.79

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	8	6	40.1
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	7	5	31.2

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Totals

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kevin Tapani	0	2	.000	6.75	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	12	9	5	2	2	0	7	1	0	0	36	2.100	16.2	2.7	2.7	9.5
2	Kirk Rueter	2	0	1.000	1.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	11	2	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	39	1.200	9.9	0.9	0.9	2.7

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Game Logs

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Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	SFG	2001-08-12	GS-5, W	5.0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	6	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	56	69	42	0.2	2.50			0.77
2	Kevin Tapani	CHC	2001-08-12	GS-5, L	5.0	5	4	0	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	24	9	22	4	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	54	123	79	-0.2	-1.51			0.75
3	Kirk Rueter	MON	1995-09-02	GS-5, W	5.0	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	6	18	5	0	0	0	1	1	9	1	1	0	1	50	72	48	0.1	0.35			0.72
4	Kevin Tapani	LAD	1995-09-02	GS-2, L	1.2	7	5	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	12	8	11	4	2	0	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	3	21	35	22	-0.4	-4.54			0.81

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kirk Rueter (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Tapani (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kirk Rueter (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Tapani (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	2001	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0

Kirk Rueter (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Tapani (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kirk Rueter (Pitcher) vs. Kevin Tapani (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2001	2001-08-12	CHC	SFG	down 4-0	b2	1--	2	3 (1-1)	Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); J. Girardi to 3B

Kevin Tapani (Pitcher) vs. Kirk Rueter (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kevin Tapani (Pitcher) vs. Kirk Rueter (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	1995	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2001	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Kevin Tapani (Pitcher) vs. Kirk Rueter (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kevin Tapani (Pitcher) vs. Kirk Rueter (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1995	1995-09-02	MON	LAD	ahead 0-3	t2	12-	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)
2	2001	2001-08-12	SFG	CHC	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Single to LF (Line Drive); B. Santiago to 3B
3	2001	2001-08-12	SFG	CHC	ahead 0-4	t4	---	0	5 (1-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Comparison

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Totals

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	336	740	622	44	95	9	0	0	40	1	1	27	105	.153	.187	.167	.354	-6	104	9	0	86	5	0
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	142	311	261	14	40	6	0	2	22	1	1	16	105	.153	.201	.199	.401	5	52	4	0	33	1	0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	8	13	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.308	.250	.558	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Value

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	336	740	0.4	0.3	0.4	-0.1	-97	3	-5	0
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	142	311	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	-41	0	-3	0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Sabermetric

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	336	740	9	122	138	628	24	.182	84	-98	-9.4	.014	5.9	50.00	2
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	142	311	8	56	57	260	13	.245	34	-39	-3.6	.046	2.5	50.00	2

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	26-32	1997	2003	8	13	0	4	4	9		.300	1			.000	6.0		0
2	Kevin Tapani	27-34	1991	1998	7	4	0	0	0	4		.000	0			.000			0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Win Probability

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Kirk Rueter	22-34	1993	2005	336	740	-8.3	-9.3	0.0	-102.76		-105.85	0.89
2	Kevin Tapani	25-37	1989	2001	142	311	-3.6	-4.0	0.0	-40.93		-45.50	0.90

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Head-to-Head Batting

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Totals

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kevin Tapani	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kirk Rueter	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: Game Logs

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Kirk Rueter vs. Kevin Tapani: 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	Kirk Rueter	SFG	2001-08-12	*	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	0.60	0.019	1.36	0.03%	0.03			P
2	Kevin Tapani	CHC	2001-08-12	*	5	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	0.021	1.12	0.02%	0.27			P
3	Kirk Rueter	MON	1995-09-02	*	6	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.66	-0.033	0.50	-0.02%	-1.01			P
4	Kevin Tapani	LAD	1995-09-02	*	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P

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