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Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	41	28	.594	4.05	323	39	110	3	1	22	703.2	715	345	317	60	261	45	408	11	14	28	3032	1020	98	3.94	1.387	9.1	0.8	3.3	5.2
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. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	1	1	.500	6.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	4	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	7		8.76	1.167	9.0	4.5	1.5	4.5
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. Les Lancaster: Value

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	7.1	0.2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Totals Against

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	1020	2695	509	135	11	43	34	55.84	6	44	33	31	.265	.329	.390	.720	100	.125	.290	352	1052	206	987	1020
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. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0	7	24											.250	.280					.167				7	7
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	18	46	47.2	251	106	42	17	56.4	110	284
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989									3	3
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Ratios

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2	13.5	8.6	4.8
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0	12.0	4.0	8.0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	323	39	703.2		95
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	0	6.0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	1	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	21	0.938	3.4	0.0	5.1	3.4
2	Ed Whitson	2	0	1.000	2.61	3	3	0	1	1	0	20.2	20	6	6	0	3	0	9	0	1	0	80	1.113	8.7	0.0	1.3	3.9

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	CHC	1990-04-25	7-GF(8)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		25	13	0.0	-0.21	1	1	0.31
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-04-25	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	31	8	30	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	1	74	100	70	0.5	4.27			1.10
3	Les Lancaster	CHC	1988-07-09	6-7	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		24	14	0.0	0.85	0	0	0.26
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-07-09	GS-7, W	6.1	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	24	5	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	61	82	58	0.1	0.15			0.71
5	Les Lancaster	CHC	1987-07-08	7-8, W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	1	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	1.04	0	0	0.14
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1987-07-08	GS-6	5.1	8	4	4	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	25	10	23	5	3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	3	35			0.1	-0.42			0.42

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batter vs. Pitcher

Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Les Lancaster (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	1988	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1990	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Les Lancaster (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1988	1988-07-09	SDP	CHC	ahead 0-4	b6	---	0	5 (2-2)	Flyball: RF
2	1990	1990-04-25	SDP	CHC	ahead 0-3	b8	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; G. Templeton to 2B

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	132	6	13	4	0	0	5	0	0	5	64	.098	.131	.129	.260	-29	17	0	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. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	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. Les Lancaster: Batting Value

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-25	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. Les Lancaster: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	4	18	18	130	3	.191	11	-25	-2.5	.030	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. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	27	1989	1989	3	1	0	0	0	1			0			.000	1.0		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Les Lancaster	25-31	1987	1993	282	148	-1.6	-2.2	0.2	-24.55		-24.86	0.81
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0
2	Ed Whitson	3	11	8	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.375	.375	.750	1.125	6	0	0	3	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Les Lancaster: 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	Les Lancaster	CHC	1990-04-25		3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-04-25	*	9	9	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	2	0	0	0.68	0.058	1.00	0.05%	0.40			P
3	Les Lancaster	CHC	1988-07-09		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-07-09	*	7	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.46	-0.007	0.08	0.00%	-0.13			P
5	Les Lancaster	CHC	1987-07-08		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1987-07-08	*	6	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.57	-0.067	0.00	0.00%	-1.99			P

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