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Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	96	83	.536	4.19	297	261	11	14	6	0	1554.2	1529	800	723	148	569	27	980	26	9	47	6609	2199	100	4.12	1.349	8.9	0.9	3.3	5.7
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	126	123	.506	3.79	452	333	48	35	12	8	2240.0	2240	1045	944	211	698	54	1266	29	14	32	9479	3089	98	3.82	1.312	9.0	0.8	2.8	5.1

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	5	3	.625	2.90	18	12	2	0	0	0	77.2	61	28	25	6	29	5	60	0	1	3	312	90		1.58	1.159	7.1	0.7	3.4	7.0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	0	1.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	37	12		1.86	1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	6.2

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Value

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	297	261	1554.2	12.5	-0.1
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Totals Against

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	297	261	1554.2	2199	5895	1061	288	32	201	83	70.77	43	129	71	47	.259	.325	.394	.719	94	.135	.287	766	2325	468	2124	2199
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	3089	8571	1610	356	63	197	74	72.69	12	160	101	78	.261	.316	.391	.708	101	.130	.283	1076	3355	630	2967	3089

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	18	12	77.2	90	278											.219	.293					.259				90	90
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	131	50	50.5	27	8	30	3	0.0	11	36
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996									2	6
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Ratios

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	297	261	1554.2	14.8	8.6	6.2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	18	12	77.2	19.2	9.3	9.9
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	297	261	1554.2	246	90	144	58.54
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	18	12	77.2
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	0	0		3.38	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	6	2	2	0	3	1	3	0	0	1	24	1.688	10.1	0.0	5.1	5.1
2	Ed Whitson	0	0		1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	0.571	5.1	0.0	0.0	6.4

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	ATL	1990-07-30	GS-6	5.1	6	2	2	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	1	24	9	19	5	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	2	0	1	48	89	51	-0.1	-0.70			1.56
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-07-30	GS-7	7.0	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	25	4	25	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	68	81	59	0.1	1.32			0.81

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Steve Avery (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Steve Avery (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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Steve Avery (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Steve Avery (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1990	1990-07-30	ATL	SDP	tied 0-0	t3	---	2	1 (0-0)	Single to RF (Line Drive)
2	1990	1990-07-30	ATL	SDP	ahead 1-2	t5	---	1	2 (1-0)	Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)

Steve Avery (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Steve Avery (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					2	0	0	0	0

Steve Avery (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Steve Avery (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1990	1990-07-30	SDP	ATL	down 2-0	b3	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; G. Templeton to 2B
2	1990	1990-07-30	SDP	ATL	down 2-1	b5	12-	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; E. Williams to 3B; M. Parent to 2B

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	232	495	437	35	76	14	4	4	32	1	1	12	135	.174	.194	.252	.446	18	110	4	0	41	5	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	576	24	72	9	0	1	27	0	0	18	169	.125	.152	.146	.297	-16	84	3	0	79	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	18	20	19	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	9	.211	.200	.263	.463	5	0	0	0	1	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Value

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	232	495	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.1	-53	2	-1	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	232	495	22	88	95	412	24	.238	63	-53	-5.3	.078	3.2	50.00	2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	21-26	1991	1996	18	20	1	4	4	16		.364	2			.053	2.1		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Steve Avery	20-33	1990	2003	232	495	-4.3	-4.8	0.1	-57.35		-53.81	0.91
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	2	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Steve Avery: 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	Steve Avery	ATL	1990-07-30	*	6	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.003	0.00	0.00%	-0.03			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-07-30	*	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	2	0	0	2.42	-0.065	0.07	0.00%	-0.49			P

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