Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Masahiro Tanaka

17.3

174

173

1054.1

78-46

3.74

114

991

23.1

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4.8

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4.29

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Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Pitching Comparison

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Totals

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	55	60	.478	4.29	193	170	6	1	1	0	927.2	950	475	442	140	280	14	881	39	4	18	3974	1308	96	4.27	1.326	9.2	1.4	2.7	8.5
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	78	46	.629	3.74	174	173	0	7	4	0	1054.1	983	476	438	159	208	1	991	26	0	32	4299	1256	114	3.91	1.130	8.4	1.4	1.8	8.5

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	0	1	.000	3.68	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.2	17	6	6	0	4	1	13	0	0	0	64	21		1.79	1.432	10.4	0.0	2.5	8.0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	5	4	.556	3.33	10	10	0	0	0	0	54.0	38	21	20	6	15	0	44	1	0	2	212	56		3.88	0.981	6.3	1.0	2.5	7.3

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Value

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	193	170	927.2	9.4	1.7
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	174	173	1054.1	17.5	8.0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Totals Against

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	193	170	927.2	1308	3617	628	169	13	90	14	86.54	6	85	27	11	.263	.322	.433	.754	107	.170	.311	508	1565	322	1269	1308
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	174	173	1054.1	1256	4030	595	218	11	27	18	60.00	7	72	11	22	.244	.284	.422	.706	88	.178	.284	487	1700	388	1217	1256

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	3	3	14.2	21	60	13	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.328	.350	.678		.067	.362	8	21	4	21	21
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	10	10	54.0	56	196	25	6	1	1	0	100.00	0	5	0	0	.194	.255	.327	.581		.133	.219	19	64	13	54	56

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Starting & Relieving

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	64	38	50.4	10	6	60	0		6	23
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	100	58	55.0	0	0		0		0	1

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	0	0	49.7						0	0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	4	40	56.1						0	0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Ratios

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	193	170	927.2	22.2	7.0	15.1
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	174	173	1054.1	23.1	4.8	18.2

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	3	3	14.2	20.3	6.3	14.1
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	10	10	54.0	20.8	7.1	13.7

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Pitch Summary

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	193	170	927.2	13549	91	8808	65.01
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	174	173	1054.1	14611	93	9761	66.81

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	3	3	14.2	245	82	156	63.67
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	10	10	54.0	831	83	533	64.14

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Totals

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	1	0	1.000	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	26	1.333	10.5	0.0	1.5	6.0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	0	1	.000	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	23	0.833	7.5	3.0	0.0	6.0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Game Logs

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Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	NYM	2015-09-18	GS-6, W	6.0	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	26	8	24	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	57	102	67	0.2	1.70			1.18
2	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	2015-09-18	GS-6, L	6.0	5	2	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	23	5	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	58	82	59	0.0	0.70			0.84

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Masahiro Tanaka (Pitcher) vs. Steven Matz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Masahiro Tanaka (Pitcher) vs. Steven Matz (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	2015	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Masahiro Tanaka (Pitcher) vs. Steven Matz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Masahiro Tanaka (Pitcher) vs. Steven Matz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2015	2015-09-18	NYY	NYM	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
2	2015	2015-09-18	NYY	NYM	tied 1-1	t5	---	0	4 (1-2)	Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)

Steven Matz (Pitcher) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steven Matz (Pitcher) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (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	2015	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

Steven Matz (Pitcher) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steven Matz (Pitcher) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2015	2015-09-18	NYM	NYY	tied 1-1	b3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2015	2015-09-18	NYM	NYY	tied 1-1	b5	---	2	3 (0-2)	Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Comparison

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Totals

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	110	199	176	8	30	3	1	3	13	0	0	7	50	.170	.201	.250	.451	22	44	4	0	15	1	0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	13	29	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.037	.071	.037	.108	-69	1	0	0	1	0	0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	3	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Value

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	110	199	0.6	0.6	0.7	-0.1	-20	0	-1	0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	13	29	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-6	0	0	0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Sabermetric

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	110	199	7	37	38	166	10	.218	18	-19	-2.0	.080	3.5		0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	13	29	0	2	3	27	0	.067	1	-8	-0.8	.000	2.3		0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	24	2015	2015	3	5	0	0	0	5	0	.000	0			.000	4.0		0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	26-31	2015	2020	10	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Win Probability

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steven Matz	24-33	2015	2024	110	199	-1.9	-2.0	0.0	-21.45	-2.1	-21.55	0.98
2	Masahiro Tanaka	25-31	2014	2020	13	29	-0.6	-0.5	-0.1	-6.57	-0.8	-5.80	0.86

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Head-to-Head Batting

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Totals

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Masahiro Tanaka	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: Game Logs

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Masahiro Tanaka vs. Steven Matz: 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	Steven Matz	NYM	2015-09-18	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.63	-0.031	0.16	-0.01%	-0.24			P
2	Masahiro Tanaka	NYY	2015-09-18	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.054	1.15	-0.03%	-0.48			P

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