Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Pitching Comparison

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	63	73	.463	3.78	207	152	31	66	11	4	1176.2	1237	595	494	62	444	40	374	29	1	38	5109	1792	92	3.89	1.429	9.5	0.5	3.4	2.9
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	99	101	.495	3.72	356	201	96	75	16	17	1662.1	1707	827	688	94	587	65	587	32	3	27	7112	2430	99	3.99	1.380	9.2	0.5	3.2	3.2

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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 Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0	0		10.80	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	16	6			1.500	10.8	2.7	2.7	2.7

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Value

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	2.5	-6.2
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	6.0	-6.9

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Totals Against

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	1792	4559	991	142	42	23	27	46.00	2	91	83	0	.271	.340	.362	.702	106	.090	.285	567	1649	246	1710	1792
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	2430	6422	1291	263	59	43	51	45.74	10	142	103	0	.266	.330	.369	.699	100	.103	.281	785	2370	416	2326	2430

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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 Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6	14	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.643	1.018		.357	.250	4	9	2	6	6

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Starting & Relieving

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	88	58	49.8	40	16	40	0	100.0	31	55
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	103	51	49.8	118	45	38	9	65.4	96	155

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	0			3	3	100	0		1	3

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Ratios

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2	7.3	8.7	-1.4
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1	8.3	8.3	0.0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	6.3	6.3	0.0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Pitch Summary

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	152	1176.2
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	356	201	1662.1

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	3.1	54		33	61.11

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Head-to-Head Pitching

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	1	2	.333	3.79	4	3	0	2	0	0	19.0	19	10	8	0	6	1	4	0	0	1	80	1.316	9.0	0.0	2.8	1.9
2	Al Smith	3	1	.750	2.25	4	4	0	3	0	0	32.0	28	8	8	0	10	0	10	0	0	0	128	1.188	7.9	0.0	2.8	2.8

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Game Logs

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Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	CHW	1944-04-19	CG, W	9.0	7	1	1	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	35	8	34	5	2	0				9		0	0	2	71
2	Al Smith	CLE	1944-04-19	GS- , L	5.0	5	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	20	6	19									0	0		48
3	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-09-02	CG(8), L	8.0	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	29	7	27	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	63			0.0	1.17			0.92
4	Al Smith	CLE	1943-09-02	CG, W	9.0	5	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	35	10	31	2	3	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	3	73			0.5	2.57			1.29
5	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-05-06		2.0	2	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	9	4	7									0	0
6	Al Smith	CLE	1943-05-06	CG, W	9.0	11	3	3	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	40	15	36	8	2	1				15		0	0	3	50
7	Orval Grove	CHW	1942-07-01	GS-1, L	0.0	5	7	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	7	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	15			-0.4	-6.47			1.31
8	Al Smith	CLE	1942-07-01	CG, W	9.0	7	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	33	8	32	6	1	0	0	1	0	8	1	0	0	1	69			0.1	2.16			0.18

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batter vs. Pitcher

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (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	1943	3	3	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

Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Smith (Pitcher) vs. Orval Grove (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-09-02	CLE	CHW	down 1-0	b3	---	2		Groundout: Unknown out on play
2	1943	1943-09-02	CLE	CHW	down 1-0	b6	---	1		Groundout: Unknown out on play
3	1943	1943-09-02	CLE	CHW	ahead 1-2	b8	---	0		Groundout: Unknown out on play

Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (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	1943	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Orval Grove (Pitcher) vs. Al Smith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1943	1943-09-02	CHW	CLE	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2		Flyball: Unknown out on play
2	1943	1943-09-02	CHW	CLE	ahead 0-1	t4	123	2		Strikeout
3	1943	1943-09-02	CHW	CLE	down 2-1	t7	---	1		Strikeout

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Comparison

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Totals

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	373	23	48	4	2	1	19	0	2	31	128	.129	.201	.158	.360	4	59	9	3	21		0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	535	48	102	12	1	2	38	0	0	51	106	.191	.266	.228	.494	39	122	18	4	19		1

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Value

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	-0.8	-0.8	-0.8	0.0	-47	0	0	0
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0	-43	0	-2	0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Sabermetric

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	7	82	86	357	12	.193	41	-48	-5.0	.029	2.9	0.0	2
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	15	157	168	470	33	.234	84	-46	-4.7	.037	5.0		0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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 Smith	28-29	1936	1937	3	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Win Probability

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Orval Grove	20-29	1940	1949	207	430	-4.2	-3.3	-1.1	-39.50	-4.2	-34.25	0.96
2	Al Smith	26-37	1934	1945	359	609	-3.0	-3.4	0.1	-35.83	-3.6	-36.39	0.93

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Head-to-Head Batting

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Totals

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	4	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0		0
2	Al Smith	4	12	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.083	.083	.083	.167	1	0	0	0		0

Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: Game Logs

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Al Smith vs. Orval Grove: 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	Orval Grove	CHW	1944-04-19	*	10	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0										P
2	Al Smith	CLE	1944-04-19	*	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0										P
3	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-09-02	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	1.48	-0.104	0.01	0.00%	-0.91			P
4	Al Smith	CLE	1943-09-02	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.67	-0.047	0.05	0.00%	-0.40			P
5	Orval Grove	CHW	1943-05-06		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0										P
6	Al Smith	CLE	1943-05-06	*	10	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0										P
7	Orval Grove	CHW	1942-07-01	*	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Al Smith	CLE	1942-07-01	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0		0	0.14	0.003	0.24	0.00%	-0.44			P

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