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Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	48	65	.425	3.98	282	133	48	15	6	2	1063.0	983	541	470	92	537	43	789	40	7	58	4628	1612	94	3.86	1.430	8.3	0.8	4.5	6.7

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Value

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	282	133	1063.0	3.3	-5.3

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	282	133	1063.0	1612	3929	702	149	40	96	61	61.15	2	71	77	37	.250	.343	.379	.722	104	.129	.289	519	1487	281	1560	1612

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54											.278	.371					.333				23	23

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	65	49	50.9	81	32	40	5	28.6	48	149

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982									0	0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	282	133	1063.0	17.0	11.6	5.4

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	282	133	1063.0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	4	2	.667	2.53	9	5	3	2	1	2	42.2	36	16	12	1	12	0	39	1	0	3	176	1.125	7.6	0.2	2.5	8.2
2	Wayne Twitchell	1	1	.500	4.43	9	2	1	0	0	0	22.1	19	12	11	4	8	1	18	3	0	0	94	1.209	7.7	1.6	3.2	7.3

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-02	GS-8, W	8.0	7	6	3	3	1	3	0	6	1	0	0	35	11	31	4	2	0	2	0	0	12	0	0	0	3	53			-0.1	-1.97			1.34
2	Wayne Twitchell	NYM	1979-06-02	4-5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.27	1	1	1.36
3	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-07-29	7-GF, S	2.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	9	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0				0.1	0.44	2	0	1.78
4	Wayne Twitchell	MON	1978-07-29	6-6	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-0.99	0	0	1.87
5	Phil Niekro	ATL	1977-06-09	SHO, W	9.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0	0	0	32	5	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	91			0.5	4.93			0.96
6	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1977-06-09	8-GF(8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.55	0	0	0.15
7	Phil Niekro	ATL	1976-08-25	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	36	10	33	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	74			0.3	3.23			1.09
8	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1976-08-25	5-6	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	2	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2				-0.1	-1.06	0	0	0.71
9	Phil Niekro	ATL	1975-05-17	9-GF, BL	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.7	-1.97	2	2	5.67
10	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1975-05-17	5-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.48	0	0	0.22
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Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Wayne Twitchell (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Wayne Twitchell (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (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	1973	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1974	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	1	0	0	1	0
3	1976	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1977	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	0	0	1	0

Wayne Twitchell (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Wayne Twitchell (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-07-20	ATL	PHI	down 4-0	b3	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1974	1974-08-10	ATL	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS-2B/Sacrifice; V. Correll to 2B
3	1974	1974-08-10	ATL	PHI	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Flyball: RF
4	1974	1974-08-10	ATL	PHI	tied 3-3	t7	--3	1		Hit By Pitch
5	1976	1976-08-25	ATL	PHI	ahead 1-4	b6	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
6	1977	1977-06-09	ATL	PHI	ahead 0-3	b8	---	0		Single to RF

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Wayne Twitchell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Wayne Twitchell (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	1973	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1974	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Wayne Twitchell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Wayne Twitchell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1973	1973-07-20	PHI	ATL	ahead 0-1	t2	--3	1		Single to P; L. Bowa Scores
2	1973	1973-07-20	PHI	ATL	ahead 0-4	t4	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
3	1973	1973-07-20	PHI	ATL	ahead 0-4	t6	---	2		Flyball: CF
4	1974	1974-08-10	PHI	ATL	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Single to SS
5	1974	1974-08-10	PHI	ATL	ahead 1-2	b4	---	2		Strikeout; W. Twitchell out at 1B/C-1B

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Comparison

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	278	289	260	9	33	8	0	0	11	0	0	8	164	.127	.152	.158	.310	-14	41	2	0	20	1	0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	278	289	-1.0	-1.0	-1.1	0.1	-40	0	-1	0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.00	1
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	278	289	8	41	44	250	8	.340	20	-40	-4.3	.031	1.6		0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5		.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13		-204.02	0.96
2	Wayne Twitchell	22-31	1970	1979	278	289	-3.8	-4.1	0.0	-38.72		-42.45	0.91

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	9	15	13	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.308	.357	.385	.742	5	0	1	1	0	0
2	Wayne Twitchell	9	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	0	0	0

Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Wayne Twitchell vs. Phil Niekro: 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	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-02	*	8	9	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.103	0.26	0.02%	1.33			P
2	Wayne Twitchell	NYM	1979-06-02		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Phil Niekro	ATL	1978-07-29		3	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.83	-0.019	0.02	0.00%	-0.48			P
4	Wayne Twitchell	MON	1978-07-29		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Phil Niekro	ATL	1977-06-09	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.38	-0.022	0.03	0.00%	0.04			P
6	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1977-06-09		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Phil Niekro	ATL	1976-08-25	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.45	-0.044	0.00	0.00%	-1.10			P
8	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1976-08-25		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Phil Niekro	ATL	1975-05-17		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Wayne Twitchell	PHI	1975-05-17		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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