John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitching Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	113	89	.559	4.51	311	266	13	9	3	0	1661.1	1618	903	832	179	860	37	1192	45	2	57	7316	2581	93	4.67	1.492	8.8	1.0	4.7	6.5
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. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	3	1	.750	5.73	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.0	51	28	28	5	25	3	27	0	0	3	204	79		4.08	1.727	10.4	1.0	5.1	5.5
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. Russ Ortiz: Value

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	9.3	-4.3
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals Against

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	2581	6278	1074	331	34	126	60	67.74	6	138	78	55	.258	.349	.407	.755	102	.149	.290	910	2554	544	2523	2581
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. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0	79	177	38	8	0	3	1	75.00	0	5	0	2	.288	.373	.418	.791		.130	.313	30	74	13	76	79
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. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	136	51	48.7	16	9	56	0		13	45
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	2	22	43.1						0	0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	16.3	11.8	4.5
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0	13.2	12.3	1.0
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	311	266	1661.1	23427	103	13866	59.19
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	9	44.0	790	88	460	58.23
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	0	1	.000	3.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	11	4	4	1	7	1	13	0	0	1	50	1.500	8.3	0.8	5.3	9.8
2	Russ Ortiz	1	1	.500	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	16.0	12	4	4	2	7	0	9	0	0	3	62	1.188	6.8	1.1	3.9	5.1

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	8	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	13.5
2	Russ Ortiz	1	0	1.000	1.69	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	4	1	1	0	4	0	5	0	0	1	25	1.500	6.8	0.0	6.8	8.4

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	SFG	1999-09-10	GS-8, L	8.0	8	3	3	0	1	5	0	4	0	0	3	34	13	28	6	1	0	3	0	1	12	1	1	0	2	53	133	77	0.0	1.17			1.67
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1999-09-10	GS-5	5.0	6	1	1	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	1	22	9	19	5	1	0	0	1	0	7	1	0	0	1	53	84	47	0.2	1.61			1.04
3	Russ Ortiz	SFG	1999-05-10	GS-9, W	8.0	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	28	6	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	73	111	69	0.3	2.78			0.89
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1999-05-10	GS-7, L	7.0	5	3	3	0	1	4	0	8	0	0	0	28	10	23	4	0	0	0	1	0	8	2	1	0	1	59	104	70	-0.1	0.65			0.69

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (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	1999	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Russ Ortiz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1999	1999-05-10	SFG	ATL	ahead 1-3	b2	---	1	4 (0-2)	Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
2	1999	1999-05-10	SFG	ATL	ahead 1-3	b4	12-	2	2 (0-1)	Foul Popfly: 1B
3	1999	1999-05-10	SFG	ATL	ahead 1-3	b7	---	1	2 (0-1)	Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
4	1999	1999-09-10	SFG	ATL	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	2	4 (3-0)	Walk; B. Mayne to 2B
5	1999	1999-09-10	SFG	ATL	tied 1-1	b4	12-	2	5 (2-2)	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Russ Ortiz (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	1999	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Russ Ortiz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1999	1999-05-10	ATL	SFG	down 3-1	t3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Groundout: SS-1B
2	1999	1999-05-10	ATL	SFG	down 3-1	t6	---	0	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1999	1999-09-10	ATL	SFG	down 1-0	t3	---	0	3 (1-1)	Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
4	1999	1999-09-10	ATL	SFG	tied 1-1	t4	1-3	2	5 (2-2)	Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Totals

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	507	45	104	23	0	7	49	0	0	35	135	.205	.257	.292	.549	44	148	9	2	60	4	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. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	17	16	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.188	.188	.188	.375	3	0	0	1	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. Russ Ortiz: Batting Value

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	3.8	3.8	3.9	-0.1	-44	1	-3	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. Russ Ortiz: Batting Sabermetric

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	30	141	147	476	45	.263	87	-41	-3.9	.087	3.8		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. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	26-30	2000	2004	9	17	0	3	3	14	1	.375	1			.000	2.0		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. Russ Ortiz: Batting Win Probability

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Russ Ortiz	24-36	1998	2010	284	608	-4.8	-4.4	-1.0	-53.42	-5.3	-52.65	0.90
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. Russ Ortiz: Head-to-Head Batting

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Russ Ortiz	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0
2	Russ Ortiz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Russ Ortiz: 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	Russ Ortiz	SFG	1999-09-10	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.088	0.46	-0.02%	-0.57			P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	1999-09-10	*	6	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.009	0.29	0.00%	0.12			P
3	Russ Ortiz	SFG	1999-05-10	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.65	-0.050	0.87	-0.04%	-0.78			P
4	John Smoltz	ATL	1999-05-10	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	-0.057	1.45	-0.05%	-0.49			P

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