Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	70	70	.500	3.30	723	2	430	0	0	159	1050.0	1045	454	385	50	410	98	524	28	11	37	4517	1570	115	3.73	1.386	9.0	0.4	3.5	4.5
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. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	1	1	.500	3.10	11	0	5	0	0	0	20.1	17	8	7	1	8	3	10	0	0	0	84	26		1.92	1.230	7.5	0.4	3.5	4.4
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. Roger McDowell: Value

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	723	2	1050.0	9.4	1.2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Totals Against

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	723	2	1050.0	1570	3971	833	140	22	81	33	71.05	9	132	75	33	.263	.334	.347	.681	93	.084	.290	468	1379	212	1483	1570
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. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	11	0	20.1	26	74	12	3	1	1	1	50.00	0	0	1	1	.230	.301	.338	.639		.108	.250	10	25	5	25	26
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34	8	2	0	2	0	100.00	0	1	0	1	.294	.324	.353	.677		.059	.345	6	12	2	12	12

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	0	0	38.0	465	148	32	56	74.0	430	721
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	0			1	0	0			5	11
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	50	51.0						0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Ratios

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	723	2	1050.0	11.6	9.1	2.5
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	11	0	20.1	11.9	9.5	2.4
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	723	2	1050.0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	11	0	20.1	299		197	65.89
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	128	64	86	67.19

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	0	0		15.00	3	0	2	0	0	1	3.0	7	6	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	2.667	21.0	0.0	3.0	3.0
2	Ed Whitson	1	1	.500	4.34	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.2	17	10	9	3	6	1	14	0	0	0	79	1.232	8.2	1.4	2.9	6.8

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	PHI	1990-05-16	9-GF, S	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	1		28	19	0.0	-1.53	0	0	3.88
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-05-16	GS-6, L	6.0	5	4	4	0	1	2	1	6	0	0	0	26	8	23	2	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	3	50	83	57	-0.2	-1.16			0.53
3	Roger McDowell	NYM	1989-05-25	7-GF(8)	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		18	12	0.1	0.88	0	0	0.47
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-25	GS-8, W	7.2	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	30	7	29	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	66	96	67	0.4	2.33			1.30
5	Roger McDowell	NYM	1986-08-27	8-8	0.0	2	4	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0				-0.4	-3.34	0	0	1.78
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1986-08-27	GS-5	5.0	6	5	4	1	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	23	11	19	5	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	38			-0.3	-2.73			0.63

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batter vs. Pitcher

Roger McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Roger McDowell (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	1989	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Roger McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Roger McDowell (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-05-25	SDP	NYM	ahead 1-2	b7	1--	2	6 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	620	83	72	6	16	5	0	0	6	0	0	5	28	.222	.282	.292	.574	61	21	0	1	5	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. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	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. Roger McDowell: Batting Value

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	620	83	0.6	0.6	0.7	-0.1	-4	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. Roger McDowell: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	620	83	5	22	22	61	9	.364	12	-5	-0.5	.069	2.6		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. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	25-27	1986	1988	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000			0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Roger McDowell	24-35	1985	1996	620	83	-0.2	-0.5	0.2	-4.88	-0.4	-3.82	0.57
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13	-10.2	-97.15	0.92

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0
2	Ed Whitson	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Roger McDowell: 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	Roger McDowell	PHI	1990-05-16		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1990-05-16	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	-0.009	0.34	-0.01%	-0.10			P
3	Roger McDowell	NYM	1989-05-25		3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-05-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.059	1.20	-0.05%	-0.56			P
5	Roger McDowell	NYM	1986-08-27		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1986-08-27	*	5	9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	0.007	0.00	0.00%	0.12			P

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