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Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Pitching Comparison

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Totals

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	223	186	.545	3.80	582	433	94	181	25	24	3426.1	3706	1714	1447	161	1118	107	1161	59	2	33	14861	5143	113	3.87	1.408	9.7	0.4	2.9	3.0
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	16	27	.372	4.32	129	31	59	10	2	9	423.0	433	227	203	21	215	5	171	2	1	7	1882	670	88	3.98	1.532	9.2	0.4	4.6	3.6

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Value

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	48.5	16.8
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	31	423.0	0.9	-2.2

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Totals Against

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	5143	13429	2833	587	125	81	114	41.54	20	291	228	25	.276	.334	.374	.708	90	.098	.292	1688	5026	873	4883	5143
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	31	423.0	670	1613	325	76	11	24	18	57.14	3	25	35	0	.268	.355	.368	.723	105	.100	.290	213	594	108	650	670

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Starting & Relieving

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	237	55	49.5	133	61	46	12	66.7	94	149
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	13	42	44.5	65	22	34	5	64.3	59	98

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Ratios

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1	7.8	7.5	0.3
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	31	423.0	9.1	11.4	-2.3

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Pitch Summary

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	582	433	3426.1
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	31	423.0

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Totals

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	3	0	1.000	2.91	3	3	0	1	0	0	21.2	21	7	7	2	6	0	6	0	0	0	91	1.246	8.7	0.8	2.5	2.5
2	Bob Savage	0	2	.000	10.13	3	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	16	12	12	3	5	1	7	0	0	0	50	1.969	13.5	2.5	4.2	5.9

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Game Logs

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Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	CLE	1947-06-15 (1)	GS-6, W	5.2	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	7	23	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	49			0.1	0.40			1.15
2	Bob Savage	PHA	1947-06-15 (1)	4-7	3.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	2	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	2				0.0	0.83	2	0	0.60
3	Mel Harder	CLE	1947-06-06	GS-8, W	7.0	7	4	4	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	32	11	27	3	2	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	4	45			0.1	-0.85			0.60
4	Bob Savage	PHA	1947-06-06	GS-3, L	2.1	7	6	6	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	15	8	13	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	0	1	0	3	19			-0.3	-5.16			0.55
5	Mel Harder	CLE	1946-07-19	CG, W	9.0	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	35	9	34	6	1	1	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	69			0.3	3.02			0.57
6	Bob Savage	PHA	1946-07-19	GS-5, L	5.0	7	5	5	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	23	11	19	4	2	0	0	2	0	12	1	0	0	3	33			-0.2	-2.77			1.12

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Savage (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Savage (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (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	1946	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1947	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Savage (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Savage (Pitcher) vs. Mel Harder (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1946	1946-07-19	CLE	PHA	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
2	1946	1946-07-19	CLE	PHA	tied 0-0	t5	12-	1		Strikeout
3	1947	1947-06-06	CLE	PHA	ahead 0-3	b2	---	2		Flyball: CF
4	1947	1947-06-15 (1)	CLE	PHA	ahead 1-4	t6	---	2		Strikeout

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bob Savage (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bob Savage (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	1946	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1947	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bob Savage (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Harder (Pitcher) vs. Bob Savage (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1946	1946-07-19	PHA	CLE	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Flyball: 1B
2	1947	1947-06-06	PHA	CLE	down 3-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1947	1947-06-15 (1)	PHA	CLE	down 4-1	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Comparison

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Totals

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	1203	89	199	38	5	4	93	2	0	39	369	.165	.194	.215	.409	7	259	11	3	69		0
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	127	104	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	51	.087	.221	.087	.308	-12	9	0	0	5		0

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Value

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	-4.2	-4.2	-4.2	0.0	-180	-3	2	0
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	127	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	0.0	-16	1	-1	0

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	47	241	252	1084	52	.235	178	-169	-16.4	.050	3.3	100.00	2
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	127	0	27	27	100	2	.170	6	-16	-1.6	.000	2.0		0

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Win Probability

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mel Harder	18-37	1928	1947	584	1315	-15.3	-15.3	-0.9	-181.60	-17.6	-186.66	0.94
2	Bob Savage	20-27	1942	1949	129	127	-1.5	-1.7	-0.3	-16.15	-1.7	-18.77	0.78

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Totals

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	3	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0
2	Bob Savage	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0

Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: Game Logs

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Bob Savage vs. Mel Harder: 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	Mel Harder	CLE	1947-06-15 (1)	*	6	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.94	-0.069	2.08	-0.09%	-0.90			P
2	Bob Savage	PHA	1947-06-15 (1)		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.65	-0.016	1.71	-0.03%	-0.15			P
3	Mel Harder	CLE	1947-06-06	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.12	-0.009	0.30	-0.01%	-0.52			P
4	Bob Savage	PHA	1947-06-06	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.81	-0.020	2.06	-0.03%	-0.21			P
5	Mel Harder	CLE	1946-07-19	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0		0	0.87	-0.079	0.00	0.00%	-1.28			P
6	Bob Savage	PHA	1946-07-19	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.70	-0.017	0.00	0.00%	-0.14			P

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