Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Pitching Comparison

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Totals

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	123	108	.532	3.59	325	322	0	62	18	0	2148.2	2093	967	856	137	778	49	1146	54	12	68	9077	3040	105	3.62	1.336	8.8	0.6	3.3	4.8
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	124	108	.534	3.54	347	319	13	45	22	3	2068.2	1858	908	813	173	627	53	1469	33	19	39	8571	2626	100	3.38	1.201	8.1	0.8	2.7	6.4

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	1	2	.333	2.37	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	17	8	5	1	6	3	12	1	0	0	82	26		1.19	1.211	8.1	0.5	2.8	5.7
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	0	1.000	0.50	2	2	0	2	1	0	18.0	8	1	1	0	1	0	19	0	0	0	65	11		0.83	0.500	4.0	0.0	0.5	9.5

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Value

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	31.1	12.7
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	347	319	2068.2	24.0	6.3

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Totals Against

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	3040	8116	1555	342	59	130	94	58.04	21	250	82	46	.258	.325	.365	.690	96	.107	.284	972	2964	538	2925	3040
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	347	319	2068.2	2626	7743	1318	302	65	298	78	79.26	29	122	100	65	.240	.297	.363	.660	91	.123	.273	854	2809	540	2518	2626

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	26	75	13	2	1	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	0	.227	.293	.320	.613		.093	.258	7	24	4	24	26
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	2	18.0	11	63	8	0	0	3	0	100.00	0	0	0	1	.127	.138	.127	.265		.000	.178	1	8	0	9	11

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Starting & Relieving

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	187	58	52.2	0	0		0		0	3
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	192	60	54.6	12	9	75	2	60.0	13	28

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	2	67	55.0						0	0
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	100	86.0						0	0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Ratios

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2	12.6	8.6	4.1
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	347	319	2068.2	17.1	7.3	9.8

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	14.6	7.3	7.3
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	2	18.0	29.2	1.5	27.7

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Pitch Summary

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	325	322	2148.2		92
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	347	319	2068.2		94

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	3	19.0	293	98	184	62.80
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	2	18.0	236	118	162	68.64

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Totals

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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 Denny	0	0		3.31	2	2	0	0	0	0	16.1	21	7	6	2	4	2	11	0	0	0	71	1.531	11.6	1.1	2.2	6.1
2	Mike Scott	0	0		3.77	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.1	11	6	6	3	3	0	11	0	0	1	55	0.977	6.9	1.9	1.9	6.9

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Game Logs

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Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	CIN	1986-06-18	GS-8	8.0	9	2	2	0	1	4	2	5	0	0	0	34	13	29	8	0	0	2	1	0	12	2	1	0	1	57			0.1	1.86			1.06
2	Mike Scott	HOU	1986-06-18	GS-9	8.1	3	1	1	0	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	29	5	27	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	79			0.6	3.09			1.29
3	John Denny	PHI	1985-05-04	GS-9	8.1	12	5	4	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	37	13	37	10	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	2	47			-0.3	-1.31			0.93
4	Mike Scott	HOU	1985-05-04	GS-6	6.0	8	5	5	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	1	26	9	25	4	2	0	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	4	38			-0.3	-2.21			0.92

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mike Scott (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mike Scott (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (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	1985	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1986	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.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

Mike Scott (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mike Scott (Pitcher) vs. John Denny (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1985	1985-05-04	PHI	HOU	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Flyball: SS
2	1985	1985-05-04	PHI	HOU	ahead 2-4	b4	12-	1		Strikeout
3	1986	1986-06-18	CIN	HOU	down 2-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout
4	1986	1986-06-18	CIN	HOU	down 2-0	b6	---	0		Strikeout

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Mike Scott (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Mike Scott (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	1985	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1986	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0

John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Mike Scott (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Denny (Pitcher) vs. Mike Scott (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1985	1985-05-04	HOU	PHI	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1985	1985-05-04	HOU	PHI	down 4-2	t5	---	1		Strikeout
3	1986	1986-06-18	HOU	CIN	ahead 0-1	t2	12-	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; M. Bailey to 3B; B. Peña to 2B
4	1986	1986-06-18	HOU	CIN	ahead 0-2	t4	---	1		Single to LF (Line Drive)
5	1986	1986-06-18	HOU	CIN	ahead 1-2	t7	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Comparison

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Totals

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	570	44	97	9	2	0	29	9	5	19	164	.170	.197	.193	.390	9	110	4	1	63	3	0
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	348	743	653	33	81	14	0	2	45	2	1	27	279	.124	.158	.155	.313	-11	101	9	0	59	4	0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Value

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	1.1	1.1	1.0	0.1	-67	2	-2	0
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	348	743	-1.3	-1.3	-1.5	0.2	-102	1	-1	0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Sabermetric

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	11	117	132	548	27	.237	73	-73	-7.6	.023	3.5	64.3	14
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	348	743	16	108	110	645	18	.210	76	-97	-10.2	.031	2.3	66.7	3

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	30	1983	1983	3	7	0	1	1	6	0	.200	2			.000	6.0		0
2	Mike Scott	31	1986	1986	2	6	0	0	0	7	0	.000	0			.000	1.2		0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Win Probability

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	John Denny	21-33	1974	1986	270	656	-7.1	-7.1	-0.7	-76.62	-7.8	-75.16	0.92
2	Mike Scott	24-36	1979	1991	348	743	-7.8	-9.6	1.3	-98.06	-10.6	-101.69	0.94

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Head-to-Head Batting

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Totals

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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 Denny	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mike Scott	2	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0

Mike Scott vs. John Denny: Game Logs

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Mike Scott vs. John Denny: 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	John Denny	CIN	1986-06-18	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.061	0.72	-0.02%	-0.46			P
2	Mike Scott	HOU	1986-06-18	*	9	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.94	-0.042	2.51	-0.07%	-0.43			P
3	John Denny	PHI	1985-05-04	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.73	-0.051	0.61	-0.03%	-0.83			P
4	Mike Scott	HOU	1985-05-04	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	-0.040	1.16	-0.03%	-0.37			P

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