Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Pitching Comparison

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Totals

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	287	250	.534	3.31	692	685	3	242	60	0	4970.0	4632	2029	1830	430	1322	71	3701	155	19	114	20491	6326	118	3.19	1.198	8.4	0.8	2.4	6.7
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	114	113	.502	3.37	521	241	177	70	18	51	2127.1	2071	881	796	155	586	68	1047	47	7	43	8852	2813	106	3.49	1.249	8.8	0.7	2.5	4.4

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	5	1	.833	2.47	8	6	1	1	0	0	47.1	43	15	13	5	8	1	36	2	0	0	193	53		2.01	1.077	8.2	1.0	1.5	6.8
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	0	1	.000	4.15	2	1	0	1	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	36	11		3.21	1.269	10.4	1.0	1.0	6.2

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Value

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	692	685	4970.0	96.1	51.9
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	27.0	8.5

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Totals Against

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	692	685	4970.0	6326	18715	3374	712	116	424	196	68.39	22	389	176	121	.248	.301	.367	.668	86	.119	.286	2089	6866	1258	6109	6326
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	2813	8071	1578	297	41	134	71	65.37	4	201	90	56	.257	.309	.361	.670	93	.105	.277	911	2915	493	2704	2813

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	8	6	47.1	53	180											.239	.279					.273				53	53
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2	11	34											.294	.314					.333				11	11

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Starting & Relieving

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	429	63	56.9	4	2	50	2	0.0	3	7
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	146	61	53.5	238	84	35	29	63.8	177	280

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987									1	2
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980									0	1

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Ratios

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	692	685	4970.0	18.1	6.5	11.6
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1	11.8	6.6	5.2

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	8	6	47.1	18.7	4.1	14.5
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2	16.7	2.8	13.9

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Pitch Summary

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	692	685	4970.0		90
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	521	241	2127.1		89

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	8	6	47.1
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	1	8.2

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Totals

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Ken Forsch	0	1	.000	7.98	3	2	1	0	0	0	14.2	21	14	13	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	66	1.568	12.9	2.5	1.2	3.1
2	Bert Blyleven	1	0	1.000	6.50	3	3	0	1	0	0	18.0	26	13	13	2	8	1	12	0	0	0	84	1.889	13.0	1.0	4.0	6.0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Game Logs

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Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	MIN	1986-04-25	CG, W	9.0	8	4	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	34	8	34	3	4	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	5	59.0			0.1	0.70			0.94
2	Ken Forsch	CAL	1986-04-25	6-GF(8)	2.2	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	14	6	13	2	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	3				-0.1	-1.41	1	0	0.63
3	Bert Blyleven	PIT	1979-07-19 (1)	GS-4	3.1	8	5	5	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	20	12	16	6	0	1	1	2	1	13	0	0	0	2	24.0			-0.4	-3.93			1.08
4	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-07-19 (1)	GS-6, L	6.0	7	7	6	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	9	23	4	1	0	1	0	0	14	0	1	1	3	30.0			-0.5	-4.04			1.04
5	Bert Blyleven	PIT	1979-04-21	GS-6	5.2	10	4	4	0	0	4	1	4	0	0	0	30	14	25	7	1	2	2	0	0	15	0	1	0	3	33.0			-0.3	-2.08			1.02
6	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-04-21	GS-6	6.0	9	4	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	9	25	5	2	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	4	39.0			-0.2	-1.35			0.89

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bert Blyleven (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bert Blyleven (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (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	1979	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	.500	1.100	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.600	.500	1.100	0	0	0	0	0

Bert Blyleven (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bert Blyleven (Pitcher) vs. Ken Forsch (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-04-21	HOU	PIT	ahead 0-2	b2	---	1		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1979	1979-04-21	HOU	PIT	ahead 0-3	b3	123	2		Strikeout
3	1979	1979-04-21	HOU	PIT	down 4-3	b6	---	2		Single to 3B
4	1979	1979-07-19 (1)	HOU	PIT	ahead 0-3	t2	---	0		Walk
5	1979	1979-07-19 (1)	HOU	PIT	down 5-4	t4	1--	0		Single to 2B/Bunt; B. Bochy to 2B

Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bert Blyleven (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bert Blyleven (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	1979	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	1	0	0	0	0

Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bert Blyleven (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ken Forsch (Pitcher) vs. Bert Blyleven (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-04-21	PIT	HOU	down 3-0	t3	---	2		Double to RF
2	1979	1979-04-21	PIT	HOU	tied 3-3	t5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1979	1979-07-19 (1)	PIT	HOU	tied 3-3	b2	-2-	1		Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; P. Garner to 3B

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Comparison

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Totals

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	218	514	451	19	59	7	0	0	25	0	0	5	193	.131	.144	.146	.290	-19	66	4	2	56	0	0
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	383	16	52	6	0	0	17	1	0	16	163	.136	.170	.151	.322	-7	58	3	0	39	0	0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	8	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	1	0	3	0	0
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	2	0	0	1	0	0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Value

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	218	514	-1.6	-1.7	-1.6	0.0	-71	1	0	0
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	-1.0	-1.0	-1.0	0.0	-57	0	-1	0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Sabermetric

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	218	514	7	66	75	452	11	.229	44	-74	-7.9	.016	2.3		0
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	6	68	70	373	14	.236	33	-56	-5.6	.016	2.3	100.00	1

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	19-36	1970	1987	8	10	0	1	1	10		.200	1			.000	3.5		0
2	Ken Forsch	33	1980	1980	2	3	0	2	2	1		1.000	0			.000			0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Win Probability

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bert Blyleven	19-41	1970	1992	218	514	-6.3	-6.9	-0.2	-62.98		-68.85	0.90
2	Ken Forsch	23-39	1970	1986	421	438	-5.2	-5.7	0.3	-56.39		-59.47	0.95

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Head-to-Head Batting

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Totals

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Ken Forsch	3	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.400	.500	.400	.900	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bert Blyleven	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	1	0	0

Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: Game Logs

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Bert Blyleven vs. Ken Forsch: 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	Bert Blyleven	MIN	1986-04-25																																	P
2	Ken Forsch	CAL	1986-04-25																																	P
3	Bert Blyleven	PIT	1979-07-19 (1)	*	4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	-0.032	2.26	-0.03%	-0.32			P
4	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-07-19 (1)	*	7	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.56	0.036	3.41	0.05%	0.56			P
5	Bert Blyleven	PIT	1979-04-21	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.59	-0.002	0.54	0.00%	0.07			P
6	Ken Forsch	HOU	1979-04-21	*	7	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.81	-0.019	1.51	-0.02%	-0.75			P

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