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Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Pitching Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	74	75	.497	3.64	278	174	35	21	5	8	1298.0	1292	602	525	102	432	46	723	19	14	40	5464	1812	104	3.76	1.328	9.0	0.7	3.0	5.0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	324	292	.526	3.19	807	773	13	222	61	3	5386.0	3923	2178	1911	321	2795	78	5714	158	33	277	22575	7135	112	2.97	1.247	6.6	0.5	4.7	9.5

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	3	3	.500	3.24	15	7	2	2	1	0	58.1	58	21	21	4	28	4	49	0	0	1	247	86		1.95	1.474	8.9	0.6	4.3	7.6
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	2	2	.500	3.07	9	7	2	1	0	1	58.2	39	23	20	3	14	1	63	0	0	1	226	57		1.81	0.903	6.0	0.5	2.1	9.7

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	278	174	1298.0	10.6	-1.1
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	83.6	34.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Totals Against

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	278	174	1298.0	1812	4905	911	249	30	93	60	60.78	7	128	68	40	.263	.323	.389	.712	100	.125	.289	626	1907	381	1743	1812
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	7135	19265	2847	649	106	756	252	75.00	48	314	205	146	.204	.307	.298	.606	77	.095	.269	1779	5747	1076	6876	7135

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	15	7	58.1	86	213	43	11	0	5	2	71.43	0	8	5	1	.272	.355	.380	.736		.108	.335	27	81	15	86	86
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	57	208	31	4	1	3	2	60.00	0	4	2	2	.188	.237	.260	.496		.072	.250	13	54	8	53	57

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Starting & Relieving

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	99	57	51.3	64	24	38	8	50.0	35	104
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	481	62	59.8	25	10	40	2	60.0	13	34

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	5	71	56.3	4	3	75	1	0.0	2	8
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	5	71	62.1	5	0	0	0	100.0	2	2

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Ratios

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	278	174	1298.0	13.2	7.9	5.3
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	25.3	12.4	12.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	15	7	58.1	19.8	11.3	8.5
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	27.9	6.2	21.7

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Pitch Summary

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	278	174	1298.0		86
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0		109

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	15	7	58.1	865	96	518	59.88
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	396	99	257	64.90

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Head-to-Head Pitching

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Nolan Ryan	1	1	.500	2.77	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	13	5	4	0	5	0	14	0	0	0	55	1.385	9.0	0.0	3.5	9.7
2	Danny Cox	1	1	.500	2.57	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	14	5	4	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	58	1.143	9.0	1.3	1.3	3.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	STL	1987-08-18	GS-7, L	6.1	6	3	3	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	26	9	23	2	2	1	0	1	0	13	0	1	0	4	48			0.0	-0.28			0.75
2	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-08-18	GS-7, W	7.0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	26	5	24	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	78			0.4	3.39			0.80
3	Danny Cox	STL	1983-08-21	GS-8, W	7.2	8	2	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	32	9	31	6	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	2	62			0.3	1.39			0.93
4	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1983-08-21	GS-6, L	6.0	10	5	4	1	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	29	13	25	8	2	0	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	2	36			-0.2	-2.23			0.92

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batter vs. Pitcher

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Danny Cox (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Danny Cox (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	1983	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1987	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	0	0	0

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Danny Cox (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Danny Cox (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1983	1983-08-21	STL	HOU	ahead 1-2	b2	---	0		Strikeout
2	1983	1983-08-21	STL	HOU	ahead 1-2	b4	1--	2		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1983	1983-08-21	STL	HOU	ahead 1-3	b6	1--	2		Single to RF; M. Ramsey to 3B
4	1987	1987-08-18	STL	HOU	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Flyball: RF
5	1987	1987-08-18	STL	HOU	down 2-0	t5	1--	2		Groundout: 1B unassisted

Danny Cox (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Danny Cox (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (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	1983	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1987	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Danny Cox (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Danny Cox (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1983	1983-08-21	HOU	STL	down 2-1	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1983	1983-08-21	HOU	STL	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Flyball: RF
3	1987	1987-08-18	HOU	STL	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; C. Reynolds to 2B
4	1987	1987-08-18	HOU	STL	ahead 0-2	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	203	416	359	17	39	3	1	0	12	0	0	13	152	.109	.144	.123	.267	-25	44	5	2	41	1	0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	3	3	38	371	.110	.148	.134	.282	-18	114	11	0	65	2	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	15	18	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.133	.188	.133	.321	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.188	.278	.188	.465	3	0	0	1	0	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	203	416	-1.3	-1.3	-1.3	0.1	-62	0	0	0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-2.3	-2.3	-2.4	0.2	-132	2	-2	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Sabermetric

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	203	416	4	54	60	367	8	.188	29	-62	-6.5	.014	2.4		0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	14	132	140	839	21	.191	74	-133	-14.2	.023	2.3	50.0	6

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	25-33	1985	1993	15	18	0	3	3	15	1	.222	1			.000	2.5		0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	0	5	5	14	2	.300	2			.000	2.7		0

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Win Probability

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Danny Cox	23-35	1983	1995	203	416	-5.6	-5.9	-0.2	-63.40	-6.7	-61.60	0.92
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-13.1	-13.9	-0.2	-141.97	-15.5	-143.77	0.93

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Head-to-Head Batting

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Nolan Ryan	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Danny Cox	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Danny Cox: 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	Danny Cox	STL	1987-08-18	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	-0.053	3.06	-0.10%	-0.45			P
2	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1987-08-18	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	-0.028	2.33	-0.04%	-0.35			P
3	Danny Cox	STL	1983-08-21	*	8	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.66	-0.026	0.81	-0.02%	-0.17			P
4	Nolan Ryan	HOU	1983-08-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.88	-0.046	0.31	-0.01%	-0.36			P

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