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John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Pitching Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	14	22	.389	3.94	116	56	13	2	0	3	406.1	364	193	178	39	204	8	275	9	4	15	1754	595	96	4.35	1.398	8.1	0.9	4.5	6.1
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	242		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Value

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	3.2	0.1
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Totals Against

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	595	1507	249	68	8	48	18	72.73	1	26	24	10	.242	.334	.375	.708	101	.133	.270	191	565	115	577	595
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	242	770											.223	.288					.280				242	242

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	24	43	51.6	48	20	42	2	60.0	13	60
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009								100.0	11	14

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	15.7	11.6	4.0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1		91
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	2	0	1.000	4.26	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	14	6	6	1	5	0	7	0	0	2	56	1.500	9.9	0.7	3.6	5.0
2	Brian Barnes	0	1	.000	9.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	8	6	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	32	2.333	10.5	0.0	10.5	4.5

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	MON	1993-09-21	7-7	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	9	6	7	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2		31	18	0.0	-3.48	0	0	0.00
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-09-21	GS-6, W	6.0	8	5	5	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	2	28	10	25	4	2	1	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	4	38	86	56	-0.1	-1.87			0.59
3	Brian Barnes	MON	1991-09-03	GS-5, L	5.0	3	4	2	2	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	23	9	17	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	46	90	42	-0.2	-1.74			0.89
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-09-03	GS-7, W	6.2	6	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	28	10	25	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	58	106	56	0.2	1.76			0.99

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (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	1991	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-09-03	MON	ATL	down 1-0	b2	12-	2	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (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	1991	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-09-03	ATL	MON	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1991	1991-09-03	ATL	MON	ahead 0-3	t4	---	2	6 (3-2)	Flyball: RF

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Totals

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	107	3	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	10	51	.140	.214	.140	.354	1	15	1	0	11	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Value

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-15	0	0	0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Sabermetric

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	0	25	25	104	5	.268	7	-14	-1.5	.000	2.1		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.00	5

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52		.324	5			.018	2.9	100.00	3

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Win Probability

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	-1.8	-1.6	-0.4	-18.18		-17.79	0.90
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42		-125.09	0.91

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Batting

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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 Smoltz	2	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Brian Barnes	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	MON	1993-09-21		2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1993-09-21	*	7	9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.57	0.008	2.21	0.02%	-0.37			P
3	Brian Barnes	MON	1991-09-03	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.91	-0.048	0.00	0.00%	-0.41			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-09-03	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.49	-0.037	1.89	-0.09%	-0.65			P

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