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Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	12	20	.375	5.06	116	31	28	1	0	0	302.2	332	194	170	46	109	11	190	5	1	16	1325	469	78	4.73	1.457	9.9	1.4	3.2	5.6

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	250		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Value

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	116	31	302.2	-2.5	-5.3

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	116	31	302.2	469	1188	216	66	4	35	12	74.47	2	26	14	9	.279	.340	.458	.798	122	.178	.298	190	544	116	446	469

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	11	35	42.2	63	20	32	1	0.0	28	85

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	116	31	302.2	14.3	8.2	6.1

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	116	31	302.2		84

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	0	0		2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	24	0.429	3.9	1.3	0.0	7.7
2	Sergio Valdéz	0	0		1.13	1	1	0	0	0	0	8.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	0.375	3.4	1.1	0.0	2.3

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	ATL	1995-07-28	GS-7	7.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	24	3	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	69	90	64	0.1	1.44			0.51
2	Sergio Valdéz	SFG	1995-07-28	GS-8	8.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	4	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	1	74	91	54	0.4	2.93			1.05

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Sergio Valdéz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Sergio Valdéz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (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	1995	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Sergio Valdéz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Sergio Valdéz (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1995	1995-07-28	ATL	SFG	down 2-0	t3	---	2	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1995	1995-07-28	ATL	SFG	down 2-0	t6	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); M. Lemke to 2B

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Sergio Valdéz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Sergio Valdéz (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	1995	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Sergio Valdéz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Sergio Valdéz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1995	1995-07-28	SFG	ATL	ahead 0-2	b2	1--	2	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	1995	1995-07-28	SFG	ATL	ahead 0-2	b5	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	0
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	74	36	33	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	.121	.121	.121	.242	-33	4	0	0	3	0	0

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	0	0

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	0
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	74	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-6	0	0	0

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.00	5
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	74	36	0	4	5	32	1	.211	2	-6	-0.6	.000	2.4		0

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.00	3

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91
2	Sergio Valdéz	21-30	1986	1995	74	36	-0.4	-0.6	0.1	-4.73	-0.5	-6.17	0.74

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Sergio Valdéz	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Sergio Valdéz vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	ATL	1995-07-28	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.040	0.64	-0.02%	-0.30			P
2	Sergio Valdéz	SFG	1995-07-28	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.43	-0.023	0.17	-0.01%	-0.33			P

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