Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Pitching Comparison

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Totals

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	123	107	.535	3.22	405	317	37	73	24	3	2268.1	1946	938	811	177	933	32	1639	31	11	77	9539	3036	106	3.37	1.269	7.7	0.7	3.7	6.5
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	135	132	.506	3.43	501	308	78	88	24	18	2325.0	2215	991	886	183	806	74	1629	61	6	73	9801	3205	104	3.27	1.299	8.6	0.7	3.1	6.3

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	0	3	.000	4.87	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	21	14	11	3	8	0	14	0	0	0	91	32		0.65	1.426	9.3	1.3	3.5	6.2

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Value

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	22.5	3.6
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	501	308	2325.0	31.4	10.2

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Totals Against

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	3036	8397	1434	285	50	93	62	60.00	29	175	119	57	.232	.309	.341	.650	92	.109	.267	892	2862	512	2910	3036
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	501	308	2325.0	3205	8786	1574	380	78	134	94	58.77	8	201	101	42	.252	.318	.376	.693	101	.123	.290	1062	3300	641	3082	3205

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	32	81	12	4	2	1	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.259	.326	.469	.795		.210	.281	13	38	9	29	32

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	193	61	55.6	37	16	43	3	50.0	37	88
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	185	60	54.2	191	59	31	11	62.1	78	193

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	1	33	47.3	1	1	100	0		0	3

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Ratios

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	17.2	9.8	7.4
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	501	308	2325.0	16.6	8.2	8.4

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	15.4	8.8	6.6

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1		78
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	501	308	2325.0		94

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	240	79	152	63.33

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Pitching

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Totals

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	1	0	1.000	3.44	3	3	0	1	0	0	18.1	25	7	7	1	5	1	12	0	0	1	82	1.636	12.3	0.5	2.5	5.9
2	Chris Short	0	2	.000	11.81	3	2	1	0	0	0	5.1	12	7	7	0	4	0	6	0	0	1	31	3.000	20.3	0.0	6.8	10.1

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1972-05-02	GS-6	5.2	11	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	27	11	27	8	3	0	0	1	0	14	0	0	0	3	40			-0.1	-0.66			1.04
2	Chris Short	PHI	1972-05-02	9-GF	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				-0.1	-0.25	3	1	4.35
3	Al Downing	LAD	1971-08-20	GS-4	3.2	7	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	18	8	17	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	2	41	61	38	-0.1	-0.82			1.32
4	Chris Short	PHI	1971-08-20	GS-3, L	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	11	5	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	41	42	21	0.0	-0.09			1.13
5	Al Downing	LAD	1971-05-28	CG, W	9.0	7	2	2	0	1	4	1	4	0	0	0	37	11	32	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	2	65			0.2	1.68			0.92
6	Chris Short	PHI	1971-05-28	GS-4, L	3.0	9	5	5	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	18	10	17	6	3	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	3	24			-0.4	-4.24			1.46

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batter vs. Pitcher

Chris Short (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Chris Short (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (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	1971	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1

Chris Short (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Chris Short (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-05-28	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t2	12-	2		Strikeout
2	1971	1971-05-28	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t4	123	2		Flyball: RF
3	1971	1971-08-20	PHI	LAD	tied 0-0	b2	1-3	1	1 (0-0)	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Chris Short (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Chris Short (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	1971	3	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Chris Short (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Chris Short (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-05-28	LAD	PHI	tied 1-1	b2	12-	0		Strikeout
2	1971	1971-05-28	LAD	PHI	ahead 1-2	b4	123	0		Double to RF; B. Russell to 3B; B. Valentine Scores; B. Sudakis Scores
3	1971	1971-08-20	LAD	PHI	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Lineout: 1B

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Comparison

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Totals

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	717	36	91	12	3	2	51	0	0	37	293	.127	.169	.160	.330	-5	115	15	0	53	2	0
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	465	786	697	29	88	5	2	0	24	1	0	14	198	.126	.146	.139	.285	-19	97	13	3	57	4	0

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Value

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-0.2	-98	0	-3	0
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	465	786	-2.8	-2.8	-2.9	0.2	-111	0	-2	0

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Sabermetric

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	17	128	136	696	21	.210	85	-100	-10.8	.033	2.4		0
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	465	786	7	105	115	683	17	.175	53	-112	-11.9	.013	3.5	100.0	1

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	1.7		0

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-8.6	-9.7	0.1	-83.44	-9.1	-96.89	0.89
2	Chris Short	21-35	1959	1973	465	786	-10.7	-10.8	-0.5	-120.22	-12.7	-113.09	0.95

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Batting

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Totals

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	3	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.375	.625	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Chris Short	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0

Chris Short vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Chris Short vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1972-05-02	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.034	1.35	-0.04%	-0.57			P
2	Chris Short	PHI	1972-05-02		1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Al Downing	LAD	1971-08-20	*	4	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.75	-0.040	0.75	-0.02%	-0.53			P
4	Chris Short	PHI	1971-08-20	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.12	-0.124	0.00	0.00%	-1.12			P
5	Al Downing	LAD	1971-05-28	*	9	9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.040	0.77	0.02%	1.90			P
6	Chris Short	PHI	1971-05-28	*	4	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	-0.133	0.63	-0.02%	-1.10			P

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