Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Pitching Comparison

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Totals

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	123	107	.535	3.22	405	317	37	73	24	3	2268.1	1946	938	811	177	933	32	1639	31	11	77	9539	3036	106	3.37	1.269	7.7	0.7	3.7	6.5
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	107	93	.535	3.97	320	269	15	43	7	1	1788.1	1707	880	788	184	716	22	1065	40	5	31	7640	2553	98	4.04	1.355	8.6	0.9	3.6	5.4

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	0	3	.000	4.87	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.1	21	14	11	3	8	0	14	0	0	0	91	32		0.65	1.426	9.3	1.3	3.5	6.2
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	12	6			3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	9.0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Value

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	22.5	3.6
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	320	269	1788.1	18.6	2.8

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Totals Against

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	3036	8397	1434	285	50	93	62	60.00	29	175	119	57	.232	.309	.341	.650	92	.109	.267	892	2862	512	2910	3036
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	320	269	1788.1	2553	6755	1193	289	41	124	90	57.94	17	110	87	39	.253	.326	.389	.716	99	.137	.275	863	2630	514	2463	2553

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	32	81	12	4	2	1	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.259	.326	.469	.795		.210	.281	13	38	9	29	32
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	6	10	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100		.200	.500	3	6	2	6	6

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	193	61	55.6	37	16	43	3	50.0	37	88
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	132	49	51.2	51	15	29	1	50.0	15	51

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	1	33	47.3	1	1	100	0		0	3
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	0			0	0				0	1

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Ratios

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1	17.2	9.8	7.4
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	320	269	1788.1	13.9	9.4	4.6

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	15.4	8.8	6.6
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	16.7	16.7	0.0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	405	317	2268.1		78
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	320	269	1788.1		120

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	3	20.1	240	79	152	63.33
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	53		28	52.83

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Pitching

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Totals

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	1	0	1.000	3.68	2	2	0	1	0	0	14.2	14	6	6	3	8	0	8	0	0	1	64	1.500	8.6	1.8	4.9	4.9
2	Steve Stone	0	0		6.75	2	1	0	0	0	0	10.2	15	9	8	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	49	1.594	12.7	0.8	1.7	2.5

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1971-07-11	CG, W	9.0	8	3	3	0	1	3	0	6	0	0	1	38	11	35	7	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	62			0.0	0.68			0.29
2	Steve Stone	SFG	1971-07-11	2-6	4.2	8	5	4	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	9	21	7	1	0	0	0	1	9	0	1	0	1				-0.1	-2.27	2	0	0.22
3	Al Downing	LAD	1971-05-14	GS-6	5.2	6	3	3	0	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	26	11	21	4	0	0	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	2	42			-0.1	-1.14			1.35
4	Steve Stone	SFG	1971-05-14	GS-6	6.0	7	4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	9	25	4	2	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	3	42			-0.2	-1.42			1.01

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batter vs. Pitcher

Steve Stone (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Stone (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (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	1971	5	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Stone (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Stone (Pitcher) vs. Al Downing (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-05-14	LAD	SFG	tied 2-2	t2	---	2		Single to SS
2	1971	1971-05-14	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-4	t4	---	2		Strikeout
3	1971	1971-07-11	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-6	b3	1--	1		Fielder's Choice 3B/Bunt; J. Ferguson to 3B/Safe on E6 (catch); A. Downing to 2B
4	1971	1971-07-11	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-8	b5	---	0		Flyball: RF
5	1971	1971-07-11	LAD	SFG	ahead 3-9	b6	-23	2		Single to CF; J. Ferguson Scores; B. Darwin Scores

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Steve Stone (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Steve Stone (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	1971	3	3	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

Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Steve Stone (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Downing (Pitcher) vs. Steve Stone (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1971	1971-05-14	SFG	LAD	tied 2-2	b2	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1971	1971-05-14	SFG	LAD	down 4-3	b4	1--	2		Flyball: RF
3	1971	1971-07-11	SFG	LAD	down 7-3	t4	---	2		Flyball: RF

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Comparison

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Totals

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	717	36	91	12	3	2	51	0	0	37	293	.127	.169	.160	.330	-5	115	15	0	53	2	0
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	159	253	219	9	22	2	0	0	7	0	0	11	92	.100	.147	.110	.257	-28	24	2	1	22	0	0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Value

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-1.5	-1.5	-1.4	-0.2	-98	0	-3	0
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	159	253	-1.5	-1.6	-1.6	-0.1	-39	1	-1	0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Sabermetric

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	17	128	136	696	21	.210	85	-100	-10.8	.033	2.4		0
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	159	253	2	34	36	221	4	.173	16	-39	-4.1	.009	2.4		0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	22-33	1963	1974	6	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	1.7		0
2	Steve Stone	31	1979	1979	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Al Downing	20-36	1961	1977	409	809	-8.6	-9.7	0.1	-83.44	-9.1	-96.89	0.89
2	Steve Stone	23-33	1971	1981	159	253	-3.8	-3.9	-0.4	-37.36	-4.0	-40.65	0.89

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Head-to-Head Batting

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Totals

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	2	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Steve Stone	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: Game Logs

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Steve Stone vs. Al Downing: 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	Al Downing	LAD	1971-07-11	*	9	9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	0.026	0.72	0.04%	1.79			P
2	Steve Stone	SFG	1971-07-11		6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	-0.005	0.59	-0.01%	-0.08			P
3	Al Downing	LAD	1971-05-14	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.41	0.003	0.73	0.00%	0.03			P
4	Steve Stone	SFG	1971-05-14	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.040	2.15	-0.07%	-0.29			P

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