Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Fernando Valenzuela

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41.5

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Pitching Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	163	143	.533	3.84	472	407	18	43	14	5	2561.2	2590	1209	1093	297	625	51	1611	43	22	39	10709	3377	102	3.83	1.255	9.1	1.0	2.2	5.7
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. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	0	0		5.73	5	2	0	0	0	0	11.0	16	9	7	1	4	0	5	0	0	1	52	20		3.40	1.818	13.1	0.8	3.3	4.1
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. Scott Sanderson: Value

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	472	407	2561.2	29.4	6.5
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	37.4	12.1

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Totals Against

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	472	407	2561.2	3377	9852	1731	482	80	194	127	60.44	10	150	94	94	.263	.307	.418	.725	101	.156	.285	1286	4123	859	3258	3377
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. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	5	2	11.0	20	45	12	2	1	3	0	100.00	0	1	2	1	.356	.400	.511	.911		.156	.375	11	23	4	20	20
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. Scott Sanderson: Starting & Relieving

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	194	48	51.3	50	14	28	4	55.6	18	65
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	242	57	54.0	20	5	25	0	100.0	10	29

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	0	0	39.5	1	1	100	0		0	3
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	7	88	64.3	1	0	0			0	1

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Ratios

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	472	407	2561.2	15.0	5.8	9.2
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	16.7	9.3	7.4

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	5	2	11.0	9.6	7.7	1.9
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	17.0	12.0	5.0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Pitch Summary

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	472	407	2561.2		90
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0		99

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	5	2	11.0	139	67	88	63.31
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	733	120	433	59.07

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	0	1	.000	7.30	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	16	10	10	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	57	1.703	11.7	0.7	3.6	1.5
2	Scott Sanderson	1	0	1.000	1.74	2	1	1	0	0	0	10.1	7	2	2	2	5	1	2	1	0	0	43	1.161	6.1	1.7	4.4	1.7

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Game Logs

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	CHC	1987-07-26	6-GF(8),BS	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	10	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				-0.1	0.17	2	2	1.20
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1987-07-26	GS-6	5.1	9	6	6	0	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	28	13	24	8	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	24			-0.4	-3.60			1.30
3	Scott Sanderson	MON	1982-04-30	GS-8, W	7.2	6	2	2	0	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	33	11	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	2	57			0.1	1.15			1.17
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1982-04-30	GS-7, L	7.0	7	4	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	29	9	24	6	1	0	1	1	0	8	0	2	1	1	46			-0.3	-0.89			0.99

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Scott Sanderson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Scott Sanderson (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	1982	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Scott Sanderson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Scott Sanderson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1982	1982-04-30	MON	LAD	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1982	1982-04-30	MON	LAD	down 2-1	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; T. Wallach to 2B
3	1982	1982-04-30	MON	LAD	ahead 2-4	t7	---	0		Groundout: C-1B

Scott Sanderson (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Scott Sanderson (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	1982	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Scott Sanderson (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Scott Sanderson (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1982	1982-04-30	LAD	MON	down 1-0	b3	---	0		Flyball: LF
2	1982	1982-04-30	LAD	MON	down 4-2	b5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; B. Russell to 2B

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batting Comparison

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batting Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	322	571	474	20	46	13	0	2	26	0	0	26	224	.097	.150	.137	.288	-20	65	3	4	66	1	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. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	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. Scott Sanderson: Batting Value

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	322	571	-1.8	-1.8	-1.9	0.1	-84	0	0	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. Scott Sanderson: Batting Sabermetric

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	322	571	15	76	79	498	16	.177	44	-83	-8.3	.040	2.1		0
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. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	24-33	1981	1990	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	1.5		0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	24	0	3	4	21	0	.053	1			.000	20.0		0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batting Win Probability

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Scott Sanderson	21-39	1978	1996	322	571	-7.1	-8.1	0.2	-73.71	-7.7	-84.52	0.91
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. Scott Sanderson: Head-to-Head Batting

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Totals

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	Scott Sanderson	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: Game Logs

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Fernando Valenzuela vs. Scott Sanderson: 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	Scott Sanderson	CHC	1987-07-26		4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1987-07-26	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.78	-0.086	0.50	-0.01%	-0.67			P
3	Scott Sanderson	MON	1982-04-30	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	-0.059	1.86	-0.06%	-0.60			P
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1982-04-30	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.63	-0.054	1.90	-0.04%	-0.39			P

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