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Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Pitching Comparison

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	14	22	.389	3.94	116	56	13	2	0	3	406.1	364	193	178	39	204	8	275	9	4	15	1754	595	96	4.35	1.398	8.1	0.9	4.5	6.1
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	176	150	.540	3.73	421	420	0	74	16	0	2836.1	2827	1303	1175	294	864	39	1844	48	12	86	11933	3882	112	3.81	1.301	9.0	0.9	2.7	5.9

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	3	1	.750	4.31	5	5	0	0	0	0	31.1	31	16	15	3	8	0	25	0	0	0	132	39		1.83	1.245	8.9	0.9	2.3	7.2

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Value

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	3.2	0.1
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	47.1	22.2

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Totals Against

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	595	1507	249	68	8	48	18	72.73	1	26	24	10	.242	.334	.375	.708	101	.133	.270	191	565	115	577	595
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	3882	10869	1995	487	51	134	125	51.74	31	215	88	63	.260	.316	.395	.711	93	.135	.288	1374	4298	832	3739	3882

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1	39	124											.250	.295					.292				39	39

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	24	43	51.6	48	20	42	2	60.0	13	60
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	238	57	52.7	0	0		0		0	1

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987									0	0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1	15.7	11.6	4.0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1	15.5	7.2	8.2

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1	18.9	6.1	12.9

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	116	56	406.1		91
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	421	420	2836.1		104

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	5	31.1

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Pitching

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	0	1	.000	6.14	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.1	6	5	5	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	0.955	7.4	2.5	1.2	6.1
2	Brian Barnes	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	4	3	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	28	1.833	12.0	0.0	4.5	6.0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	MON	1990-09-20 (1)	GS-6	6.0	8	4	3	1	0	3	0	4	0	0	1	28	12	23	7	1	0	1	0	0	9	1	2	0	1	43	100	59	-0.2	-1.18			1.19
2	Frank Viola	NYM	1990-09-20 (1)	GS-8, L	7.1	6	5	5	0	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	7	27	3	0	1	1	1	0	14	0	0	0	3	50	96	67	0.0	-0.12			1.00

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batter vs. Pitcher

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (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	1990	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

Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Frank Viola (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1990	1990-09-20 (1)	MON	NYM	down 2-0	t3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	1990	1990-09-20 (1)	MON	NYM	tied 2-2	t5	---	2	3 (1-1)	Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (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	1990	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Frank Viola (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1990	1990-09-20 (1)	NYM	MON	ahead 0-2	b2	-23	1	4 (1-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
2	1990	1990-09-20 (1)	NYM	MON	tied 2-2	b4	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	1990	1990-09-20 (1)	NYM	MON	ahead 2-3	b6	12-	1	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); H. Johnson to 3B; C. O'Brien to 2B

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Comparison

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Totals

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	107	3	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	10	51	.140	.214	.140	.354	1	15	1	0	11	0	0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	185	8	26	3	0	0	6	0	0	3	41	.141	.154	.157	.311	-12	29	2	0	22	0	0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Value

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-15	0	0	0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.1	-27	1	-1	0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Sabermetric

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	0	25	25	104	5	.268	7	-14	-1.5	.000	2.1		0
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	3	29	33	183	5	.181	14	-29	-3.0	.016	4.5		0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	27	1987	1987	5	1	0	0	0	1			0			.000	1.0		0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Win Probability

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Brian Barnes	23-27	1990	1994	110	128	-1.8	-1.6	-0.4	-18.18		-17.79	0.90
2	Frank Viola	22-36	1982	1996	87	210	-2.8	-2.9	-0.2	-34.70		-31.24	0.92

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Batting

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Frank Viola	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Brian Barnes	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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Frank Viola vs. Brian Barnes: 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	Brian Barnes	MON	1990-09-20 (1)	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.61	-0.030	0.41	-0.01%	-0.25			P
2	Frank Viola	NYM	1990-09-20 (1)	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.090	5.79	-0.29%	-1.18			P

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