Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Fernando Valenzuela

41.5

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Pitching Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	38	48	.442	3.95	245	54	105	3	1	31	613.1	534	296	269	46	275	31	549	9	4	42	2588	840	92	3.35	1.319	7.8	0.7	4.0	8.1
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	173	153	.531	3.54	453	424	10	113	31	2	2930.0	2718	1303	1154	226	1151	65	2074	25	11	119	12398	4076	104	3.61	1.320	8.3	0.7	3.5	6.4

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0		0.68	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	5	1	.833	1.98	9	8	0	2	0	0	63.2	47	14	14	3	31	7	44	0	0	3	259	79		2.42	1.225	6.6	0.4	4.4	6.2

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Value

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	54	613.1	3.1	-1.3
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	37.4	12.1

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Totals Against

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	54	613.1	840	2252	377	100	11	63	36	63.64	2	40	35	17	.237	.320	.353	.673	95	.115	.292	258	794	157	818	840
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	4076	10971	1937	516	39	235	162	59.19	65	208	182	69	.248	.319	.364	.682	95	.116	.285	1295	3990	781	3894	4076

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	1	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0							.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	79	220	33	11	0	5	4	55.56	4	5	7	0	.214	.311	.305	.615		.091	.254	22	67	14	78	79

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Starting & Relieving

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	28	52	52.6	102	31	30	22	58.5	105	191
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	242	57	54.0	20	5	25	0	100.0	10	29

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	0			0	0				1	1
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	7	88	64.3	1	0	0			0	1

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Ratios

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	54	613.1	21.2	10.6	10.6
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	16.7	9.3	7.4

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	1	0	2.0	33.3	0.0	33.3
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	17.0	12.0	5.0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Pitch Summary

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	54	613.1		94
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0		99

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	1	0	2.0	17		15	88.24
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	733	120	433	59.07

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Head-to-Head Pitching

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Fernando Valenzuela	1	1	.500	4.91	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	13	6	6	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	50	1.727	10.6	0.0	4.9	3.3
2	Ken Howell	1	1	.500	2.77	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.0	9	4	4	1	4	0	8	1	0	1	52	1.000	6.2	0.7	2.8	5.5

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Game Logs

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	PHI	1989-08-17	GS-5, L	5.0	6	3	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	22	9	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	43	74	44	-0.2	-0.84			1.30
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1989-08-17	GS-6, W	6.0	9	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	27	11	25	7	2	0	0	1	1	11	1	0	0	2	41	105	60	0.0	-0.40			0.94
3	Ken Howell	PHI	1989-05-23	GS-8, W	8.0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	30	6	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	76	110	70	0.3	2.46			1.13
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1989-05-23	GS-5, L	5.0	4	3	3	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	23	8	17	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	0	46	98	52	-0.2	-0.84			1.23

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batter vs. Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Ken Howell (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Ken Howell (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	1989	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	1
	Totals	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	1

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Ken Howell (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Ken Howell (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-05-23	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t2	1--	2	2 (0-1)	Single to SS (Ground Ball); S. Jeltz to 2B
2	1989	1989-05-23	PHI	LAD	tied 1-1	t5	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; S. Jeltz to 2B
3	1989	1989-08-17	PHI	LAD	ahead 0-2	b2	---	1	3 (1-1)	Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
4	1989	1989-08-17	PHI	LAD	tied 2-2	b4	1--	1	2 (1-0)	Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-2B (Weak 3B)

Ken Howell (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ken Howell (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (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	1989	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Ken Howell (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ken Howell (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-05-23	LAD	PHI	tied 1-1	b2	-2-	1	3 (0-2)	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2	1989	1989-08-17	LAD	PHI	down 2-0	t3	---	1	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
3	1989	1989-08-17	LAD	PHI	tied 2-2	t5	1--	1	2 (0-1)	Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); M. Scioscia to 2B

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	138	114	3	9	3	0	0	3	1	0	3	49	.079	.110	.105	.215	-38	12	5	1	20	0	0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	936	56	187	26	1	10	84	0	2	8	145	.200	.205	.262	.467	30	245	12	0	93	6	0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	24	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.050	.136	.050	.186	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Value

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	138	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	0.0	-21	0	1	0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.2	-85	2	-4	0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Sabermetric

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	138	3	13	16	130	1	.138	6	-20	-2.1	.026	2.3	100.0	1
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	37	195	214	862	53	.225	130	-93	-9.4	.062	6.5	0.0	2

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	24	1985	1985	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	24	0	3	4	21	0	.053	1			.000	20.0		0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Win Probability

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Ken Howell	23-29	1984	1990	245	138	-1.9	-2.2	-0.2	-22.95	-2.4	-22.89	0.82
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	-8.2	-8.2	-0.6	-86.36	-9.2	-89.28	0.92

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Head-to-Head Batting

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Fernando Valenzuela	2	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ken Howell	2	6	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	3	1	0	1	0	0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: Game Logs

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Ken Howell: 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	Ken Howell	PHI	1989-08-17	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.93	-0.070	0.00	0.00%	-0.60			P
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1989-08-17	*	7	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.169	0.13	0.01%	1.86			P
3	Ken Howell	PHI	1989-05-23	*	9	9	4	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.075	0.78	0.03%	1.32			P
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1989-05-23	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.036	2.02	-0.03%	-0.33			P

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