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Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Pitching Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	224	166	.574	3.26	500	476	6	181	42	1	3449.1	2958	1380	1248	374	954	57	2012	49	7	49	14032	4107	104	3.66	1.134	7.7	1.0	2.5	5.2
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. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	9	6	.600	3.26	22	19	2	4	1	1	132.1	114	49	48	21	35	6	70	1	0	2	536	155		2.38	1.126	7.8	1.4	2.4	4.8
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. Catfish Hunter: Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	500	476	3449.1	36.3	5.6
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	83.6	34.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Totals Against

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	500	476	3449.1	4107	12803	1990	524	70	202	132	60.48	8	183	132	93	.231	.285	.371	.656	92	.139	.246	1373	4744	968	3961	4107
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. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	22	19	132.1	155	493	68	21	4	8	7	53.33	0	6	5	2	.231	.282	.418	.700		.187	.230	57	206	46	150	155
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. Catfish Hunter: Starting & Relieving

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	295	62	56.8	16	6	38	0	100.0	6	24
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	481	62	59.8	25	10	40	2	60.0	13	34

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	13	68	55.2	4	1	25	0	100.0	2	3
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	5	71	62.1	5	0	0	0	100.0	2	2

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Ratios

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	500	476	3449.1	14.3	6.8	7.5
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	25.3	12.4	12.9

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	22	19	132.1	13.1	6.5	6.5
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	27.9	6.2	21.7

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Pitch Summary

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	500	476	3449.1
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0		109

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	22	19	132.1	597	95	381	63.82
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	396	99	257	64.90

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Head-to-Head Pitching

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	0	2	.000	6.35	3	3	0	0	0	0	22.2	25	16	16	3	14	1	23	0	0	2	106	1.721	9.9	1.2	5.6	9.1
2	Catfish Hunter	2	0	1.000	2.81	3	3	0	2	0	0	25.2	17	8	8	3	4	0	20	1	0	0	99	0.818	6.0	1.1	1.4	7.0

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	NYY	1976-05-05	CG, W	9.0	6	4	4	0	1	1	0	7	0	0	0	34	7	33	4	1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	65			-0.1	-0.29			0.88
2	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1976-05-05	GS-8, L	7.2	10	9	9	0	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	36	13	32	8	0	1	1	0	0	15	0	0	1	2	28			-0.5	-3.42			1.02
3	Catfish Hunter	OAK	1973-04-22	GS-8	7.2	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	29	6	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	70			0.4	2.42			1.17
4	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1973-04-22	GS-9	8.2	10	2	2	0	1	4	1	9	0	0	0	39	14	35	7	2	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	3	61			0.1	1.35			1.12
5	Catfish Hunter	OAK	1972-05-22	CG, W	9.0	7	3	3	0	1	1	0	8	1	0	0	36	9	34	5	1	0	3	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	68			0.3	0.31			0.89
6	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1972-05-22	GS-7, L	6.1	5	5	5	0	1	7	0	6	0	0	2	31	12	24	3	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	42			-0.2	-1.84			1.41

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batter vs. Pitcher

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Catfish Hunter (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Catfish Hunter (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	1972	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Catfish Hunter (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Catfish Hunter (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1972	1972-05-22	CAL	OAK	tied 1-1	t3	---	0		Popfly: 2B
2	1972	1972-05-22	CAL	OAK	tied 1-1	t5	1--	2		Double to RF; A. Kusnyer to 3B
3	1972	1972-05-22	CAL	OAK	tied 1-1	t7	---	2		Single to RF

Catfish Hunter (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Catfish Hunter (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	1972	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0

Catfish Hunter (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Catfish Hunter (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1972	1972-05-22	OAK	CAL	tied 1-1	b2	1--	0		Foul Popfly: 1B
2	1972	1972-05-22	OAK	CAL	tied 1-1	b4	---	2		Single to CF
3	1972	1972-05-22	OAK	CAL	tied 1-1	b7	---	0		Single to SS

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batting Comparison

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batting Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	304	710	658	60	149	16	3	6	51	2	0	8	160	.226	.234	.287	.521	52	189	10	0	39	5	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. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	22	24	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	.095	.174	.095	.269	2	0	0	1	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. Catfish Hunter: Batting Value

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	304	710	4.6	4.5	4.8	-0.2	-35	-1	1	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. Catfish Hunter: Batting Sabermetric

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	304	710	25	157	171	563	46	.288	105	-43	-4.6	.061	4.1	100.0	2
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. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	25-32	1971	1978	22	24	0	4	4	20	1	.167	1			.000	2.3		0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	0	5	5	14	2	.300	2			.000	2.7		0

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batting Win Probability

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Catfish Hunter	19-33	1965	1979	304	710	-2.7	-3.9	1.0	-38.86	-4.4	-38.43	0.93
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. Catfish Hunter: Head-to-Head Batting

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Totals

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	3	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Catfish Hunter	3	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0

Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: Game Logs

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Nolan Ryan vs. Catfish Hunter: 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	Catfish Hunter	NYY	1976-05-05																																	P
2	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1976-05-05																																	P
3	Catfish Hunter	OAK	1973-04-22																																	P
4	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1973-04-22																																	P
5	Catfish Hunter	OAK	1972-05-22	*	9	9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	0.037	1.90	0.05%	-0.22			P
6	Nolan Ryan	CAL	1972-05-22	*	7	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.94	0.048	0.53	0.02%	0.27			P

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