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Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Pitching Comparison

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	59	76	.437	4.88	270	182	45	16	2	3	1319.2	1451	800	716	154	520	11	658	52	5	54	5832	2087	95	4.90	1.494	9.9	1.1	3.5	4.5
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	11	13	.458	5.14	111	27	15	0	0	3	238.1	256	140	136	26	111	6	172	10	0	4	1060	384	81	4.49	1.540	9.7	1.0	4.2	6.5

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	17	5		8.03	1.250	4.5	2.3	6.8	2.3
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003	0	1	.000	6.75	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2		1.53	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	6.8

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Value

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	10.4	-2.1
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	111	27	238.1	0.2	-1.9

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Totals Against

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	2087	5179	950	314	33	71	39	64.55	20	128	27	54	.280	.348	.443	.791	107	.163	.293	809	2293	501	2023	2087
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	111	27	238.1	384	921	168	58	4	9	10	47.37	6	21	13	5	.278	.360	.434	.794	114	.156	.316	145	400	88	377	384

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0	5	14											.143	.294					.083				5	5
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003	2	0	1.1	2	6											.333	.333					.400				2	2

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	87	48	45.6	73	27	37	2	60.0	45	88
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	12	44	45.1	49	13	27	2	60.0	15	84

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003									0	1
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003									1	2

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	11.3	8.9	2.4
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	111	27	238.1	16.2	10.5	5.8

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0	5.9	17.6	-11.8
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003	2	0	1.1	16.7	0.0	16.7

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	270	182	1319.2	11816	101	7443	62.99
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	111	27	238.1	3946	90	2357	59.73

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	4.0
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003	2	0	1.1

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Head-to-Head Pitching

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	0	1	.000	5.68	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	11	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	31	1.895	15.6	0.0	1.4	2.8
2	Michael Tejera	1	0	1.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	25	0.571	2.6	1.3	2.6	6.4

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Game Logs

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Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	DET	2002-06-21	GS-7, L	6.1	11	4	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	31	12	29	6	5	0	1	0	0	16	0	1	0	5	36	109	66	-0.2	-1.14			1.14
2	Michael Tejera	FLA	2002-06-21	GS-7, W	7.0	2	1	1	0	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	25	5	22	0	1	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	2	72	92	59	0.3	2.37			0.87

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batter vs. Pitcher

Michael Tejera (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Michael Tejera (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (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	2002	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

Michael Tejera (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Michael Tejera (Pitcher) vs. Steve Sparks (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2002	2002-06-21	FLA	DET	tied 1-1	b2	-2-	2	9 (3-2)	Flyball: CF
2	2002	2002-06-21	FLA	DET	tied 1-1	b4	12-	2	2 (0-1)	Groundout: SS-1B
3	2002	2002-06-21	FLA	DET	ahead 1-3	b6	-2-	1	2 (1-0)	Groundout: 1B unassisted; C. Johnson to 3B

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Michael Tejera (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Michael Tejera (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	2002	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

Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Michael Tejera (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Sparks (Pitcher) vs. Michael Tejera (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2002	2002-06-21	DET	FLA	tied 1-1	t3	---	1	1 (0-0)	Flyball: CF
2	2002	2002-06-21	DET	FLA	tied 1-1	t5	12-	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Comparison

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Totals

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	41	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	17	.122	.143	.146	.289	-25	6	0	0	2	0	0
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	102	57	52	5	8	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	7	.154	.185	.212	.397	5	11	1	1	3	0	0

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Value

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-8	0	0	0
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	102	57	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-8	0	0	0

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Sabermetric

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	1	6	6	38	2	.208	4	-8	-0.8	.024	2.4		0
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	102	57	1	10	10	48	3	.159	9	-8	-0.8	.058	7.4		0

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	37	2003	2003	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Michael Tejera	26	2003	2003	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Win Probability

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Sparks	29-38	1995	2004	39	44	-0.5	-0.7	0.2	-6.32		-7.43	0.90
2	Michael Tejera	22-28	1999	2005	102	57	-0.3	-0.6	0.3	-5.61		-7.00	1.04

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Head-to-Head Batting

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Totals

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Michael Tejera	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: Game Logs

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Michael Tejera vs. Steve Sparks: 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	Steve Sparks	DET	2002-06-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.075	0.08	0.00%	-0.58			P
2	Michael Tejera	FLA	2002-06-21	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.103	1.33	-0.06%	-1.05			P

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