John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Pitching Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	121	116	.511	3.84	398	296	42	32	12	11	2053.1	1978	982	876	217	623	49	1039	49	43	65	8627	2764	104	4.15	1.267	8.7	1.0	2.7	4.6
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. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	0	2	.000	3.86	6	3	1	0	0	0	21.0	22	10	9	4	10	2	15	1	0	2	93	35		5.32	1.524	9.4	1.7	4.3	6.4
2	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	250		3.18	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Value

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	398	296	2053.1	21.1	3.3
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Totals Against

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	398	296	2053.1	2764	7818	1382	330	49	129	94	57.85	36	160	78	55	.253	.310	.391	.701	94	.138	.266	957	3057	596	2650	2764
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. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	6	3	21.0	35	80	15	1	2	0	1	0.00	1	1	1	1	.275	.359	.488	.846		.213	.290	14	39	7	33	35
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Starting & Relieving

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	168	57	50.8	93	28	30	5	68.8	42	102
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	1	33	49.0	3	1	33	0		1	3
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Ratios

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	398	296	2053.1	12.0	7.2	4.8
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	6	3	21.0	16.1	10.8	5.4
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Pitch Summary

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	398	296	2053.1		94
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	6	3	21.0	269	81	154	57.25
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	1.20	2	2	0	0	0	0	15.0	11	2	2	0	2	0	9	1	0	1	57	0.867	6.6	0.0	1.2	5.4
2	Bud Black	0	2	.000	5.56	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	16	12	7	2	3	3	7	0	2	1	54	1.676	12.7	1.6	2.4	5.6

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	SFG	1992-08-01	GS-7, L	6.1	10	5	2	3	1	2	2	6	0	2	0	31	13	27	7	2	0	0	0	1	15	0	1	1	3	43	107	66	-0.3	-3.23			0.58
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1992-08-01	GS-8, W	8.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	1	0	1	32	8	30	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	3	71	124	72	0.2	2.28			0.68
3	Bud Black	SFG	1991-09-09	GS-5, L	5.0	6	7	5	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	23	7	22	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	5	31	79	48	-0.3	-4.57			0.44
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-09-09	GS-7, W	7.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	6	22	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	2	1	1	2	65	96	61	0.2	2.40			0.54

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bud Black (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bud Black (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	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1992	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bud Black (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Bud Black (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-09-09	ATL	SFG	ahead 0-4	b2	---	0	4 (1-2)	Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
2	1991	1991-09-09	ATL	SFG	ahead 0-4	b5	---	0	3 (1-1)	Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
3	1992	1992-08-01	ATL	SFG	tied 0-0	t3	12-	0	1 (0-0)	Flyball: CF
4	1992	1992-08-01	ATL	SFG	ahead 0-4	t4	12-	2	6 (3-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B
5	1992	1992-08-01	ATL	SFG	ahead 0-5	t6	1--	1	3 (0-2)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); M. Lemke to 2B

Bud Black (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bud Black (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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
2	1992	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Bud Black (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bud Black (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-09-09	SFG	ATL	down 4-0	t3	1--	0	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; M. Benjamin to 2B
2	1992	1992-08-01	SFG	ATL	down 3-0	b3	---	0	2 (0-1)	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3	1992	1992-08-01	SFG	ATL	down 4-0	b5	---	2	6 (3-2)	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batting Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batting Totals

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	90	210	179	6	26	4	0	0	12	0	0	4	49	.145	.164	.168	.332	-6	30	1	0	27	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. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	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. Bud Black: Batting Value

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	90	210	-0.2	-0.2	-0.3	0.1	-28	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. Bud Black: Batting Sabermetric

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	90	210	4	30	31	181	7	.200	18	-26	-2.6	.022	3.7		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.0	5

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	27-28	1984	1985	6	1	0	0	0	1	0		0			.000	1.0		0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.0	3

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batting Win Probability

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bud Black	24-38	1981	1995	90	210	-2.0	-2.6	0.4	-24.31	-2.6	-26.50	0.94
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Head-to-Head Batting

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bud Black	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Bud Black: 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	Bud Black	SFG	1992-08-01	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.54	-0.026	0.14	0.00%	-0.28			P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1992-08-01	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.98	-0.076	2.96	-0.14%	-1.10			P
3	Bud Black	SFG	1991-09-09	*	6	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	-0.017	0.00	0.00%	-0.20			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-09-09	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	-0.013	1.10	-0.03%	-0.46			P

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