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John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Pitching Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	60	86	.411	5.04	418	139	75	3	0	4	1274.0	1438	778	713	170	415	28	759	36	3	41	5572	1948	88	4.67	1.454	10.2	1.2	2.9	5.4
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. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	8	3		3.17	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	13.5
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		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Value

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	418	139	1274.0	3.7	-7.1
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Totals Against

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	418	139	1274.0	1948	5021	956	269	43	79	49	61.72	4	103	53	46	.286	.342	.459	.801	111	.172	.306	801	2303	482	1889	1948
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. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	1	0	2.0	3	6	0	1	0	1	1	50.00	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.333	.708		.167	.333	1	2	1	3	3
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. Willie Blair: Starting & Relieving

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	57	41	44.4	200	77	39	10	28.6	75	279
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	0			0	0				1	1
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Ratios

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	418	139	1274.0	13.6	7.4	6.2
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	1	0	2.0	37.5	25.0	12.5
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Pitch Summary

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	418	139	1274.0	2751	92	1702	61.87
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	1	0	2.0	34		16	47.06
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	1	.667	3.98	3	3	0	1	0	0	20.1	18	9	9	1	2	0	20	0	0	0	83	0.984	8.0	0.4	0.9	8.9
2	Willie Blair	1	0	1.000	2.70	3	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	8	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	38	0.900	7.2	0.0	0.9	0.9

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	DET	1997-09-03	GS-7, W	7.0	8	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28	9	26	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	2	1	0	2	50	90	61	0.0	0.67			0.66
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-09-03	GS-4, L	3.1	10	8	8	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	21	10	21	5	4	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	5	12	71	53	-0.4	-4.84			0.88
3	Willie Blair	SDP	1996-04-19	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		9	6	0.0	0.55	0	0	0.01
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1996-04-19	CG, W	9.0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	32	5	30	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	81	115	74	0.2	3.95			0.39
5	Willie Blair	HOU	1992-07-17	6-8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		28	14	0.0	0.46	0	0	0.14
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1992-07-17	GS-8, W	8.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	30	6	30	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	82	128	90	0.2	3.28			0.71

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Willie Blair (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Willie Blair (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	1997	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

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Willie Blair (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Willie Blair (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1997	1997-09-03	DET	ATL	ahead 1-2	t2	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	1997	1997-09-03	DET	ATL	ahead 2-5	t4	---	0	1 (0-0)	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)

Willie Blair (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Willie Blair (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	1992	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1996	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1997	1	1	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

Willie Blair (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Willie Blair (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1992	1992-07-17	ATL	HOU	ahead 0-4	t7	---	0	1 (0-0)	Flyball: RF
2	1996	1996-04-19	ATL	SDP	ahead 1-7	b8	---	2	6 (3-2)	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
3	1997	1997-09-03	ATL	DET	down 2-1	b2	1--	2	2 (0-1)	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batting Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batting Totals

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	268	166	148	6	11	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	89	.074	.110	.081	.191	-48	12	0	0	12	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. Willie Blair: 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. Willie Blair: Batting Value

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	268	166	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-0.1	-33	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. Willie Blair: Batting Sabermetric

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	268	166	1	17	18	149	3	.186	11	-33	-3.3	.007	1.7		0
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.00	5

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	30	1996	1996	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.00	3

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batting Win Probability

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Willie Blair	24-35	1990	2001	268	166	-2.7	-2.9	-0.1	-23.34	-2.3	-31.60	0.89
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. Willie Blair: Head-to-Head Batting

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	3	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Willie Blair	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Willie Blair: 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	Willie Blair	DET	1997-09-03	*	8	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.24	-0.025	0.00	0.00%	-0.71			P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1997-09-03	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.90	-0.026	0.03	0.00%	-0.24			P
3	Willie Blair	SDP	1996-04-19		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1996-04-19	*	9	9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.20	-0.022	0.21	-0.01%	-1.02			P
5	Willie Blair	HOU	1992-07-17		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	John Smoltz	ATL	1992-07-17	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.24	-0.018	0.64	-0.03%	-0.52			P

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