Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Pitching Comparison

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Totals

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	123	127	.492	4.14	355	332	12	61	17	1	2109.0	2155	1075	970	165	767	72	1145	38	22	53	9047	3055	93	3.75	1.385	9.2	0.7	3.3	4.9
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	23	26	.469	4.65	116	61	21	10	5	2	456.2	497	253	236	54	190	6	215	5	3	14	2000	713	84	4.58	1.504	9.8	1.1	3.7	4.2

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	1	2	.333	3.38	5	4	1	0	0	0	26.2	21	11	10	4	6	0	14	0	0	0	107	28		2.90	1.013	7.1	1.4	2.0	4.7

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Value

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	355	332	2109.0	17.4	-0.7
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	116	61	456.2	0.2	-3.9

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Totals Against

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	355	332	2109.0	3055	8079	1553	365	72	261	74	77.91	15	190	92	71	.267	.331	.391	.722	102	.124	.291	1054	3159	602	2960	3055
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	116	61	456.2	713	1776	355	78	10	40	14	74.07	5	43	19	10	.280	.349	.426	.776	113	.146	.292	267	757	142	692	713

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	5	4	26.2	28	100	11	5	1	2	0	100.00	0	1	1	0	.210	.255	.400	.655		.190	.207	10	40	10	27	28

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Starting & Relieving

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	162	49	49.7	4	0	0	0	100.0	12	23
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	20	33	45.4	44	15	34	5	28.6	21	55

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	2	50	53.5	0	0				1	1

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Ratios

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	355	332	2109.0	12.7	8.5	4.2
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	116	61	456.2	10.8	9.5	1.3

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	5	4	26.2	13.1	5.6	7.5

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Pitch Summary

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	355	332	2109.0		96
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	116	61	456.2

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	5	4	26.2	292	91	183	62.67

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Totals

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	1	1	.500	2.57	2	2	0	1	0	0	14.0	16	6	4	0	5	0	8	0	0	1	62	1.500	10.3	0.0	3.2	5.1
2	Bob Sykes	1	0	1.000	9.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	6	6	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	29	2.333	10.5	1.5	10.5	0.0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Game Logs

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Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	PHI	1981-08-12	GS-5, L	5.0	7	4	4	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	26	12	19	4	2	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	2	3	33			-0.3	-1.74			1.36
2	Bob Sykes	STL	1981-08-12	4-7, W	3.1	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	8	12	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0				0.2	1.33	0	0	1.56
3	Dick Ruthven	PHI	1981-05-30	CG, W	9.0	9	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	36	10	35	9	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	72			0.2	2.08			0.46
4	Bob Sykes	STL	1981-05-30	4-6	2.2	3	6	6	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	6	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	3				0.0	-2.60	1	0	0.12

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Sykes (Pitcher) vs. Dick Ruthven (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Sykes (Pitcher) vs. Dick Ruthven (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	1981	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			1	0	0	0	0

Bob Sykes (Pitcher) vs. Dick Ruthven (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Sykes (Pitcher) vs. Dick Ruthven (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-05-30	PHI	STL	ahead 0-6	b6	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; B. Boone to 2B
2	1981	1981-08-12	PHI	STL	ahead 2-3	b4	---	2		Walk

Dick Ruthven (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sykes (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Dick Ruthven (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sykes (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	1981	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Dick Ruthven (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sykes (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Dick Ruthven (Pitcher) vs. Bob Sykes (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-05-30	STL	PHI	down 4-0	t5	1--	0		Strikeout

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Comparison

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Totals

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	363	773	671	42	123	18	5	1	44	2	5	16	212	.183	.205	.230	.435	19	154	9	3	82	1	0
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	62	74	62	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	27	.097	.174	.097	.271	-24	6	1	3	5	1	0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	5	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Value

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	363	773	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.1	-75	1	-3	0
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	62	74	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-10	0	0	0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	363	773	24	142	153	645	34	.266	85	-78	-8.1	.046	3.2	28.6	7
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	62	74	0	12	13	63	2	.167	6	-10	-1.1	.000	2.3		0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	27-30	1978	1981	5	4	0	0	0	4	0	.000	0			.000	1.3		0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Win Probability

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Dick Ruthven	22-35	1973	1986	363	773	-7.4	-7.8	0.0	-81.32	-8.4	-81.06	0.96
2	Bob Sykes	22-26	1977	1981	62	74	-0.8	-0.8	-0.1	-7.72	-0.8	-9.00	0.83

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Totals

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	2	6	4	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	4	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bob Sykes	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: Game Logs

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Bob Sykes vs. Dick Ruthven: 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	Dick Ruthven	PHI	1981-08-12	*	6	9	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.159	1.59	0.13%	1.41			P
2	Bob Sykes	STL	1981-08-12		4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1.000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0.93	0.037	1.26	0.03%	0.37			P
3	Dick Ruthven	PHI	1981-05-30	*	9	9	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.38	0.015	0.49	0.01%	0.51			P
4	Bob Sykes	STL	1981-05-30		3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.026	1.71	-0.02%	-0.34			P

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