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Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	56	52	.519	3.11	503	72	232	12	7	74	1057.2	959	427	365	75	331	62	839	13	10	16	4398	1363	119	3.12	1.220	8.2	0.6	2.8	7.1
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. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	4	3	.571	2.03	23	0	10	0	0	4	31.0	23	7	7	2	14	6	28	1	0	5	128	38		2.21	1.194	6.7	0.6	4.1	8.1
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. Alejandro Peña: Value

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	503	72	1057.2	15.7	6.4
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Totals Against

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	503	72	1057.2	1363	3987	726	143	15	110	43	71.90	6	63	36	29	.241	.299	.340	.639	83	.100	.285	414	1357	233	1303	1363
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. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	23	0	31.0	38	109											.211	.306					.266				38	38
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	42	58	54.4	203	55	27	19	79.6	232	431
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995								100.0	10	23
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Ratios

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	503	72	1057.2	19.1	7.5	11.6
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	23	0	31.0	21.9	10.9	10.9
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	503	72	1057.2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	23	0	31.0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	2	1	.667	1.14	10	3	4	3	2	2	31.2	22	5	4	1	5	2	23	1	0	0	120	0.853	6.3	0.3	1.4	6.5
2	Ed Whitson	3	6	.333	3.90	10	10	0	0	0	0	57.2	61	28	25	6	11	2	26	0	0	2	243	1.249	9.5	0.9	1.7	4.1

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-09-09	8-GF(8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12	8	0.0	0.44	0	0	0.15
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-09-09	GS-9, W	8.0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	6	28	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	70	87	69	0.3	2.17			1.02
3	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-08-04	8-8	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		10	5	-0.2	-1.44	1	0	2.18
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-08-04	GS-7, L	7.0	6	4	2	2	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	30	10	28	4	2	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	2	56	93	61	-0.1	-0.97			0.77
5	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-06-28	8-8	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		8	4	0.0	0.46	2	0	2.05
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-06-28	GS-7, W	7.0	8	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	30	9	28	6	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	2	60	96	63	0.2	2.03			1.07
7	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1988-06-17 (1)	9-GF	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12	6	0.0	0.42	0	0	0.03
8	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-06-17 (1)	GS-8, W	7.2	10	3	2	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	34	14	31	9	1	0	0	0	0	11	2	1	0	1	50	101	74	0.1	-0.08			0.88
9	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1987-10-04	9-GF, S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.48	0	0	1.75
10	Ed Whitson	SDP	1987-10-04	GS-2, L	2.0	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	3	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	2	40			-0.2	-2.03			0.75
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Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Alejandro Peña (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Alejandro Peña (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	1984	8	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.375	.625	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.375	.625	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Alejandro Peña (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Alejandro Peña (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-04-19	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
2	1984	1984-04-19	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	b5	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
3	1984	1984-04-29	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	t3	---	1		Single/Bunt
4	1984	1984-04-29	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-2	t5	---	0		Strikeout Looking
5	1984	1984-04-29	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-2	t7	-2-	1		Groundout: P-1B
6	1984	1984-08-01	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	--3	2		Groundout: 3B-1B
7	1984	1984-08-01	LAD	SDP	down 2-1	t5	---	1		Double
8	1984	1984-08-01	LAD	SDP	ahead 2-3	t7	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Alejandro Peña (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Alejandro Peña (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	1984	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Alejandro Peña (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Alejandro Peña (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1984	1984-04-19	SDP	LAD	down 1-0	t3	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1984	1984-04-29	SDP	LAD	down 1-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1984	1984-04-29	SDP	LAD	down 2-0	b6	---	0		Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); E. Whitson to 1B
4	1984	1984-08-01	SDP	LAD	tied 1-1	b2	123	1		Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; C. Martínez to 3B; K. McReynolds to 2B
5	1984	1984-08-01	SDP	LAD	ahead 1-2	b4	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	486	193	181	9	20	3	0	1	7	0	0	3	73	.110	.125	.144	.269	-25	26	3	0	9	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. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	23	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
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. Alejandro Peña: Batting Value

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	486	193	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-26	1	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. Alejandro Peña: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	486	193	4	23	29	173	5	.178	15	-32	-3.1	.033	2.5		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. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	22-36	1981	1995	23	1	0	1	1	0		1.000	0			.000			0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Alejandro Peña	22-37	1981	1996	486	193	-2.2	-2.7	0.1	-30.51		-28.67	0.84
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	10	10	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.300	.500	3	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	10	19	17	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.059	.111	.118	.229	2	0	0	1	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. Alejandro Peña: 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	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-09-09		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-09-09	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.81	-0.062	0.84	-0.04%	-0.69			P
3	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-08-04		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-08-04	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.038	0.39	-0.01%	-0.30			P
5	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1989-06-28		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-06-28	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.038	0.37	-0.01%	-0.30			P
7	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1988-06-17 (1)		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-06-17 (1)	*	8	9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.667	1.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.59	0.084	0.33	0.03%	-0.09			P
9	Alejandro Peña	LAD	1987-10-04		1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Ed Whitson	SDP	1987-10-04	*	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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