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Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Pitching Comparison

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Totals

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	329	244	.574	3.22	741	709	13	254	55	2	5217.2	4672	2130	1864	414	1833	150	4136	53	90	183	21683	6842	115	3.15	1.247	8.1	0.7	3.2	7.1
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	67	94	.416	3.82	434	162	105	16	2	18	1432.0	1432	689	608	127	543	72	790	20	11	15	6106	2074	96	3.95	1.379	9.0	0.8	3.4	5.0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	6	6	.500	3.26	16	14	0	1	0	0	99.1	96	40	36	7	51	3	84	1	1	7	429	156		2.55	1.480	8.7	0.6	4.6	7.6

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Value

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	84.1	39.7
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	10.1	-2.4

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Totals Against

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	6842	19436	3314	807	137	314	226	58.15	146	405	235	122	.240	.306	.360	.666	89	.120	.284	2170	6995	1358	6558	6842
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	2074	5416	1004	257	44	80	91	46.78	55	116	73	54	.264	.331	.398	.729	108	.134	.287	722	2158	428	1995	2074

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	156	367	66	19	4	9	5	64.29	5	13	7	3	.262	.351	.392	.743		.131	.319	50	144	30	148	156

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Starting & Relieving

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	447	63	57.5	28	12	43	3	40.0	13	32
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	81	50	49.2	241	80	33	9	66.7	105	272

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	9	64	55.2	1	1	100			0	2

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Ratios

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2	19.1	8.5	10.6
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	12.9	8.9	4.0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	19.6	11.9	7.7

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Pitch Summary

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	741	709	5217.2		84
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	14	99.1	1123	112	685	61.00

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Totals

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Bob Shirley	0	2	.000	8.04	6	2	3	0	0	0	15.2	24	16	14	1	16	3	4	1	0	0	83	2.553	13.8	0.6	9.2	2.3
2	Steve Carlton	6	0	1.000	1.53	6	6	0	1	0	0	47.0	35	8	8	0	18	1	48	0	2	3	188	1.128	6.7	0.0	3.4	9.2

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Game Logs

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Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	PHI	1982-05-24	GS-8, W	8.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	29	7	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	2	70			0.1	2.70			0.52
2	Bob Shirley	CIN	1982-05-24	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.46	0	0	0.00
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1980-06-18	GS-8, W	8.0	7	1	1	0	0	4	1	9	0	0	0	33	11	28	5	2	0	0	1	0	9	1	1	0	2	69			0.3	2.37			1.70
4	Bob Shirley	SDP	1980-06-18	8-GF, L	2.0	3	4	2	2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	11	5	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1				-0.4	-3.16	0	0	1.71
5	Steve Carlton	PHI	1980-06-14	GS-8, W	8.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	2	30	7	30	6	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	79			0.4	2.76			0.87
6	Bob Shirley	SDP	1980-06-14	8-GF(8)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.47	0	0	0.34
7	Steve Carlton	PHI	1979-07-12	GS-8, W	8.0	7	3	3	0	0	6	0	5	0	2	0	35	13	29	5	2	0	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	2	55			0.0	0.87			1.41
8	Bob Shirley	SDP	1979-07-12	GS-6	6.0	9	3	3	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	27	13	23	5	3	0	0	1	1	15	1	0	0	4	39			-0.1	-0.09			1.09
9	Steve Carlton	PHI	1979-05-07	GS-6, W	6.0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	25	7	22	4	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	62			0.2	1.62			0.63
10	Bob Shirley	SDP	1979-05-07	6-7	1.0	2	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	-1.38	0	0	0.06
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Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (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	1977	3	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Steve Carlton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-08-03	PHI	SDP	tied 0-0	b2	12-	2		Single to 3B; D. Johnson to 3B; G. Maddox to 2B
2	1977	1977-08-03	PHI	SDP	ahead 0-4	b3	1--	2		Foul Popfly: 3B
3	1977	1977-08-03	PHI	SDP	ahead 0-4	b5	123	2		Single to RF; G. Maddox Scores; T. McCarver Scores; T. Sizemore to 2B
4	1979	1979-07-12	PHI	SDP	tied 0-0	b2	-2-	2		Flyball: LF
5	1979	1979-07-12	PHI	SDP	tied 2-2	b4	---	2		Flyball: CF
6	1979	1979-07-12	PHI	SDP	ahead 2-3	b6	12-	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (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	1977	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Carlton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-08-03	SDP	PHI	down 2-0	t3	---	1		Double to LF
2	1977	1977-08-03	SDP	PHI	down 4-0	t5	---	2		Strikeout
3	1979	1979-07-12	SDP	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
4	1979	1979-07-12	SDP	PHI	tied 2-2	t5	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Comparison

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Totals

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	1719	123	346	49	6	13	140	2	2	41	413	.201	.223	.259	.482	33	446	33	10	94	13	0
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	263	15	29	3	0	0	8	0	0	13	102	.110	.152	.122	.274	-21	32	2	0	26	0	0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	29	27	2	6	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	7	.222	.250	.333	.583	9	0	1	1	0	0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Value

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	6.1	6.1	5.8	0.4	-151	3	-8	0
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4	0.1	-40	1	0	0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	68	397	418	1515	101	.255	250	-162	-17.2	.058	4.2	50.0	4
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	3	42	49	262	6	.180	23	-44	-4.4	.011	2.6		0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	22-38	1967	1983	16	29	1	7	7	22	4	.263	6			.111	3.9		0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Win Probability

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Carlton	20-43	1965	1988	699	1881	-12.4	-14.3	0.4	-133.02	-13.7	-149.65	0.89
2	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	-3.6	-4.0	0.1	-44.65	-4.7	-44.11	0.91

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Totals

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Bob Shirley	6	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500	.750	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Steve Carlton	6	21	19	1	7	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	4	.368	.368	.421	.789	8	0	0	2	0	0

Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: Game Logs

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Bob Shirley vs. Steve Carlton: 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	Steve Carlton	PHI	1982-05-24	*	9	9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.31	-0.017	0.45	-0.02%	0.51			P
2	Bob Shirley	CIN	1982-05-24		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Steve Carlton	PHI	1980-06-18	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.129	2.25	-0.16%	-1.27			P
4	Bob Shirley	SDP	1980-06-18		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Steve Carlton	PHI	1980-06-14	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.38	0.006	0.56	0.01%	-0.11			P
6	Bob Shirley	SDP	1980-06-14		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Steve Carlton	PHI	1979-07-12	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.087	1.37	-0.07%	-0.84			P
8	Bob Shirley	SDP	1979-07-12	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.055	0.20	-0.01%	-0.46			P
9	Steve Carlton	PHI	1979-05-07	*	7	9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.80	0.080	1.53	0.09%	0.00			P
10	Bob Shirley	SDP	1979-05-07		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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