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Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Pitching Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	213	155	.579	3.33	723	481	204	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	1391	1284	288	1010	84	3084	57	16	145	14271	4277	125	3.24	1.176	8.0	0.7	2.6	8.0
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. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	15	4	.789	2.67	41	27	11	2	1	4	209.0	172	67	62	17	67	6	199	3	0	6	856	250		2.58	1.144	7.4	0.7	2.9	8.6
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. John Smoltz: Value

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	66.4	38.0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Totals Against

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	4277	12977	2114	605	67	182	102	64.08	15	244	139	87	.237	.293	.360	.653	76	.124	.288	1387	4677	960	4141	4277
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. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	250	770	120	31	4	8	7	53.33	0	7	4	3	.223	.287	.340	.627		.117	.278	79	262	52	242	250
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. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	298	62	56.8	68	16	24	15	91.1	204	242
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	22	81	61.3	1	0	0	1	80.0	11	14
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	50	51.0						0	0

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Ratios

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	21.6	7.1	14.5
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	23.2	7.8	15.4
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	723	481	3473.0	15759	101	10676	67.75
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	41	27	209.0	2560	108	1629	63.63
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	128	64	86	67.19

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Pitching

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	1	2	.333	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.0	17	9	9	4	8	0	18	0	1	1	88	1.190	7.3	1.7	3.4	7.7
2	Ed Whitson	2	1	.667	1.99	3	3	0	1	0	0	22.2	21	6	5	2	6	1	14	1	0	0	93	1.191	8.3	0.8	2.4	5.6

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-05-20	GS-7, L	7.0	8	5	5	0	2	1	0	10	0	1	0	29	9	26	4	1	1	1	1	0	17	0	2	0	4	50	112	70	-0.3	-1.60			0.84
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-20	CG, W	9.0	11	3	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	37	11	37	9	0	1	0	0	0	16	1	0	0	2	57	116	80	0.2	1.37			1.04
3	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-04-22	GS-8, W	8.0	3	1	1	0	1	5	0	5	0	0	1	32	8	26	1	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	2	72	111	68	0.4	2.57			1.47
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-04-22	GS-6, L	6.0	5	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	25	8	22	3	1	1	0	1	0	8	1	0	0	2	55	82	51	0.0	0.68			1.30
5	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-04-11	GS-6, L	6.0	6	3	3	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	27	9	24	4	1	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	1	2	49	97	59	-0.1	-0.35			0.92
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-04-11	GS-8, W	7.2	5	1	1	0	1	3	0	8	1	0	0	31	9	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	70	128	84	0.3	2.33			1.07

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batter vs. Pitcher

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (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	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0
2	1991	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. John Smoltz (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-04-11	ATL	SDP	tied 0-0	t2	12-	2	8 (3-2)	Walk; J. Davis to 3B; A. Thomas to 2B
2	1989	1989-04-11	ATL	SDP	down 2-0	t4	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	1989	1989-04-22	ATL	SDP	tied 0-0	b3	-2-	0	4 (1-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); J. Blauser to 3B
4	1989	1989-04-22	ATL	SDP	tied 1-1	b5	1--	1	5 (2-2)	Fielder's Choice C; J. Blauser to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
5	1991	1991-05-20	ATL	SDP	down 3-0	b3	---	1	3 (0-2)	Single (Line Drive)
6	1991	1991-05-20	ATL	SDP	tied 3-3	b4	12-	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

John Smoltz (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	5	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500	.750	1.250	1	0	0	0	0
2	1991	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.400	.400	.600	1.000	3	0	0	0	0

John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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John Smoltz (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1989	1989-04-11	SDP	ATL	tied 0-0	b2	1-3	1	1 (0-0)	Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); C. Martínez Scores; B. Santiago to 3B
2	1989	1989-04-11	SDP	ATL	ahead 0-2	b4	--3	1	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	1989	1989-04-11	SDP	ATL	ahead 1-3	b6	---	2	3 (1-1)	Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
4	1989	1989-04-22	SDP	ATL	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	2 (1-0)	Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	1989	1989-04-22	SDP	ATL	ahead 0-1	t5	1--	1	4 (1-2)	Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); G. Templeton to 2B
6	1991	1991-05-20	SDP	ATL	ahead 0-2	t3	---	0	2 (1-0)	Flyball: RF
7	1991	1991-05-20	SDP	ATL	tied 3-3	t5	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; P. Faries to 2B
8	1991	1991-05-20	SDP	ATL	ahead 3-5	t7	1--	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; P. Faries to 2B

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batting Comparison

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batting Totals

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	948	77	151	26	2	5	61	3	2	79	365	.159	.226	.207	.433	16	196	15	3	136	1	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. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	56	3	12	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	19	.214	.254	.232	.486	13	3	0	5	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. John Smoltz: Batting Value

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	2.6	2.5	2.6	0.0	-127	0	-2	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. John Smoltz: Batting Sabermetric

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	33	233	240	951	58	.252	133	-118	-11.9	.047	2.6	60.0	5
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. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	24-42	1991	2009	42	64	1	15	15	52	8	.324	5			.018	2.9	100.0	3
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	John Smoltz	21-42	1988	2009	709	1167	-9.9	-11.3	0.5	-118.42	-11.7	-125.09	0.91
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. John Smoltz: Head-to-Head Batting

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Totals

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	3	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	.286	.167	.452	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	3	9	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.400	.500	.600	1.100	3	0	0	3	0	0

Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: Game Logs

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Ed Whitson vs. John Smoltz: 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	John Smoltz	ATL	1991-05-20	*	7	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	-0.026	3.18	-0.04%	-0.17			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1991-05-20	*	9	9	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.75	-0.028	1.38	-0.03%	0.59			P
3	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-04-22	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.022	1.86	0.02%	0.08			P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-04-22	*	7	9	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.96	0.031	1.64	0.03%	0.22			P
5	John Smoltz	ATL	1989-04-11	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	-0.016	3.04	-0.02%	-0.08			P
6	Ed Whitson	SDP	1989-04-11	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.056	1.82	0.06%	0.35			P

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