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Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Ed Whitson 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	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. 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	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. Brian Barnes: Value

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Totals Against

Ed Whitson 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	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. 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	1	0	1.000	3.00	2	2	0	1	0	0	15.0	15	5	5	2	5	2	12	0	0	0	63	1.333	9.0	1.2	3.0	7.2
2	Brian Barnes	0	1	.000	7.45	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	12	8	8	2	4	0	8	2	0	0	46	1.655	11.2	1.9	3.7	7.4

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson 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	1991-05-10	GS-6	5.0	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	23	9	19	4	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	1	50	88	45	0.0	0.38			1.19
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-10	GS-6	6.0	8	2	2	0	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	27	11	25	6	1	0	2	0	0	12	1	0	0	2	50	91	61	0.0	0.83			1.20
3	Brian Barnes	MON	1991-05-05	GS-5, L	4.2	7	6	6	0	2	2	0	5	0	0	0	23	9	21	2	0	3	1	0	0	19	0	0	0	5	29	81	49	-0.3	-4.04			0.88
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-05	CG, W	9.0	7	3	3	0	1	3	0	8	0	0	0	36	11	33	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	66	131	88	0.3	1.08			0.83

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (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	1991	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Brian Barnes (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-05-05	MON	SDP	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0	5 (2-2)	Strikeout (foul bunt)
2	1991	1991-05-10	MON	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1991	1991-05-10	MON	SDP	tied 1-1	t4	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
4	1991	1991-05-10	MON	SDP	ahead 1-2	t6	-23	2	5 (2-2)	Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Brian Barnes (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	1991	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Brian Barnes (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1991	1991-05-05	SDP	MON	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
2	1991	1991-05-05	SDP	MON	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1	1 (0-0)	Groundout: SS-1B
3	1991	1991-05-10	SDP	MON	tied 1-1	b2	1-3	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
4	1991	1991-05-10	SDP	MON	tied 1-1	b5	---	1	8 (3-2)	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson 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	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. 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	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. Brian Barnes: Batting Value

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson 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	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. 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Totals

Ed Whitson 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	Ed Whitson	2	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Brian Barnes	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Brian Barnes: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson 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	1991-05-10	*	6	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.123	1.06	-0.05%	-1.10			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-10	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.072	2.41	-0.08%	-0.63			P
3	Brian Barnes	MON	1991-05-05	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.037	0.92	-0.01%	-0.34			P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-05	*	9	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.43	-0.037	0.76	-0.04%	-0.32			P

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