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Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Pitching Comparison

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Totals

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	77	75	.507	2.43	251	163	50	75	17	3	1359.2	1225	509	367	16	334		539	24	3	30	5411	1729	120	2.63	1.147	8.1	0.1	2.2	3.6
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	50	53	.485	4.03	178	124	31	53	8	4	941.2	1062	520	422	43	256		208	17	2	8	4004	1417	89	3.93	1.400	10.2	0.4	2.4	2.0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924	0	0		10.13	2	1	1	0	0	1	2.2	4	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	13	5			1.875	13.5	0.0	3.4	3.4

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Value

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	163	1359.2	19.0	6.7
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	124	941.2	1.7	-6.3

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Totals Against

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	163	1359.2	1729	4811	968	122	67	126	113	52.72	34	61	129	29	.255	.305	.307	.612	85	.063	.280	436	1477	205	1583	1729
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	124	941.2	1417	3646	816	141	62	46	81	36.22	5	69	76	35	.291	.338	.399	.737	105	.108	.297	498	1456	246	1335	1417

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924	2	1	2.2	5	9											.444	.500					.500				5	5

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Starting & Relieving

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	108	66	55.2	33	4	12	3	50.0	50	88
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	62	50	48.5	41	22	54	1	80.0	31	54

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924								100.0	1	1

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Ratios

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	163	1359.2	10.0	6.2	3.8
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	124	941.2	5.2	6.4	-1.2

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924	2	1	2.2	7.7	7.7	0.0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Pitch Summary

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	163	1359.2
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	124	941.2

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924	2	1	2.2

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Totals

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	1	0	1.000	2.38	2	1	1	1	0	0	11.1	8	3	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	43	0.882	6.4	0.0	1.6	2.4
2	Mule Watson	1	1	.500	4.85	2	2	0	1	0	0	13.0	18	10	7	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	60	1.538	12.5	0.0	1.4	2.1

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Game Logs

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Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	CHW	1918-08-03 (1)	CG, W	9.0	8	3	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	36	11	34	8	0	0	0	1	0	8	1	0	0	0	59			0.1	0.66			0.37
2	Mule Watson	PHA	1918-08-03 (1)	GS-4, L	4.0	8	7	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	9	19	5	2	1	0	0	0	12	0	1	1	3	23			-0.3	-5.37			0.60
3	Joe Benz	CHW	1918-07-16	6-GF(8)	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	1.09	1	0	0.50
4	Mule Watson	PHA	1918-07-16	CG, W	9.0	10	3	2	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	39	13	36	9	1	0	0	1	0	11	0	1	0	1	57			0.2	0.62			1.49

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mule Watson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Benz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mule Watson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Benz (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	1918	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Mule Watson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Benz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mule Watson (Pitcher) vs. Joe Benz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1918	1918-08-03 (1)	CHW	PHA	ahead 0-2	b2	-2-	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1918	1918-08-03 (1)	CHW	PHA	ahead 0-5	b4	1-3	0		Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; F. McMullin Scores; O. Jacobs to 2B

Joe Benz (Pitcher) vs. Mule Watson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Benz (Pitcher) vs. Mule Watson (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	1918	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Benz (Pitcher) vs. Mule Watson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Benz (Pitcher) vs. Mule Watson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1918	1918-08-03 (1)	PHA	CHW	down 2-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: P-1B

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Comparison

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Totals

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	477	441	29	61	8	2	0	17	1	1	5	148	.138	.150	.166	.315	-7	73		1	27
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	343	322	23	53	7	4	2	21	0	0	6	108	.165	.182	.230	.412	12	74		1	13		0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Value

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	477	-2.7	-2.7	-2.7	0.0	-62	0	1	0
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	343	-1.2	-1.2	-1.2	0.0	-42	0	1	0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Sabermetric

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	477	10	67	77	408	12	.208	46	-58	-7.0	.027	3.0	50.00	2
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	343	13	60	64	282	16	.241	42	-41	-4.2	.065	3.0		0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Mule Watson	26-27	1923	1924	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Win Probability

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Joe Benz	25-33	1911	1919	251	477	-4.6	-4.6	-0.2	-45.10		-47.16	0.95
2	Mule Watson	21-27	1918	1924	178	343	-3.0	-3.7	0.5	-34.93		-40.15	0.95

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Head-to-Head Batting

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Totals

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0
2	Mule Watson	2	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	.250	.250	.500	.750	2		0	0		0

Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: Game Logs

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Mule Watson vs. Joe Benz: 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	Joe Benz	CHW	1918-08-03 (1)	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1		0	0.22	-0.022	0.00	0.00%	-1.08			P
2	Mule Watson	PHA	1918-08-03 (1)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0	0.96	-0.023	0.00	0.00%	-0.20			P
3	Joe Benz	CHW	1918-07-16		4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Mule Watson	PHA	1918-07-16	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2		0	0		0	1.64	0.351	0.02	0.00%	1.53			P

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