John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Pitching Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	116	119	.494	4.06	364	341	9	9	7	0	2017.2	1960	987	910	238	686	44	1774	60	19	62	8607	2784	103	4.00	1.311	8.7	1.1	3.1	7.9
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. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	3	6	.333	2.93	11	10	0	0	0	0	61.1	51	22	20	9	19	1	64	2	0	4	256	76		3.97	1.141	7.5	1.3	2.8	9.4
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. Aníbal Sánchez: Value

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	364	341	2017.2	29.9	12.8
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Totals Against

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	364	341	2017.2	2784	7750	1300	372	50	213	40	84.19	12	132	68	43	.253	.317	.406	.723	96	.153	.298	1012	3146	660	2706	2784
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. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	11	10	61.1	76	227	30	10	2	12	2	85.71	0	2	1	1	.225	.289	.405	.694		.181	.271	32	92	21	72	76
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. Aníbal Sánchez: Starting & Relieving

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	165	48	52.2	10	4	40	0		9	23
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	6	60	56.9	1	0	0	0		0	1
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Ratios

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	364	341	2017.2	20.6	8.0	12.6
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	11	10	61.1	25.0	7.4	17.6
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Pitch Summary

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	364	341	2017.2	30124	96	19159	63.60
2	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	11	10	61.1	1046	102	649	62.05
2	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Head-to-Head Pitching

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	1	0	0	3	1	8	0	0	0	35	1.375	9.0	0.0	3.4	9.0
2	Aníbal Sánchez	0	1	.000	2.25	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	8	2	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	32	1.125	9.0	0.0	1.1	4.5

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	FLA	2006-09-16	CG(8), L	8.0	8	2	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	32	10	30	7	1	0	1	0	0	9	1	1	0	1	61	98	64	0.1	2.32			1.39
2	John Smoltz	ATL	2006-09-16	GS-8, W	8.0	8	1	0	1	0	3	1	8	0	0	0	35	12	32	6	2	0	2	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	69	111	75	0.4	3.32			1.47

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Batter vs. Pitcher

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Aníbal Sánchez (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Aníbal Sánchez (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	2006	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

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Aníbal Sánchez (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Aníbal Sánchez (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2006	2006-09-16	FLA	ATL	tied 0-0	t2	-23	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2006	2006-09-16	FLA	ATL	tied 0-0	t5	---	0	2 (0-1)	Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.)
3	2006	2006-09-16	FLA	ATL	tied 1-1	t7	---	0	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Aníbal Sánchez (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Aníbal Sánchez (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	2006	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Aníbal Sánchez (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Aníbal Sánchez (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2006	2006-09-16	ATL	FLA	tied 0-0	b3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2006	2006-09-16	ATL	FLA	down 1-0	b5	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	2006	2006-09-16	ATL	FLA	tied 1-1	b7	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; R. Langerhans to 2B

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Comparison

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Totals

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	189	400	346	8	29	1	1	0	8	0	0	17	169	.084	.127	.092	.219	-40	32	6	0	37	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. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	11	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.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. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Value

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	189	400	-2.0	-2.0	-2.0	0.0	-75	0	-1	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. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Sabermetric

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	189	400	2	46	47	360	4	.164	16	-72	-7.2	.009	2.0		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. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	28-35	2012	2019	11	8	0	0	0	8	0	.000	0			.000	1.6		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. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Win Probability

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Aníbal Sánchez	22-38	2006	2022	189	400	-7.7	-6.9	-0.7	-81.51	-8.0	-76.70	1.00
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. Aníbal Sánchez: Head-to-Head Batting

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Totals

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Aníbal Sánchez	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: Game Logs

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John Smoltz vs. Aníbal Sánchez: 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	Aníbal Sánchez	FLA	2006-09-16	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.150	2.62	-0.17%	-1.33			P
2	John Smoltz	ATL	2006-09-16	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.21	-0.070	0.04	0.00%	-0.59			P

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