Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Pitching Comparison

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	81	91	.471	3.78	412	171	132	44	11	23	1548.0	1442	728	650	130	725	55	849	26	0	39	6708	2277	99	3.94	1.400	8.4	0.8	4.2	4.9
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	11	21	.344	4.61	100	30	30	4	0	4	308.2	343	187	158	31	132	6	111	4	0	4	1376	502	89	4.42	1.539	10.0	0.9	3.8	3.2

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	4	2	.667	2.75	10	6	1	1	1	0	36.0	24	16	11	3	19	1	24	2	0	0	153	45			1.194	6.0	0.8	4.8	6.0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Value

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.5	0.0
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	30	308.2	0.5	-2.1

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Totals Against

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	2277	5851	1038	228	46	77	37	67.54	4	111	81	28	.246	.331	.368	.699	98	.121	.268	721	2152	404	2193	2277
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	30	308.2	502	1216	249	52	11	9	9	50.00	3	26	18	5	.282	.353	.419	.772	113	.137	.289	181	510	94	479	502

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	45	128											.188	.302					.208				45	45

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Starting & Relieving

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	74	43	50.1	191	72	38	8	74.2	132	241
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	11	37	41.4	55	23	42	2	66.7	30	70

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962									1	4

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Ratios

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0	12.7	10.8	1.8
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	30	308.2	8.1	9.6	-1.5

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0	15.7	12.4	3.3

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Pitch Summary

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	412	171	1548.0		23
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	30	308.2

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	6	36.0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	1	1	.500	3.94	2	2	0	1	0	0	16.0	13	7	7	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	64	1.063	7.3	0.0	2.3	2.3
2	Al Sima	0	1	.000	6.00	2	1	1	0	0	1	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	1.333	9.0	3.0	3.0	0.0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-07-25 (2)	GS-7, L	7.0	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	7	28	4	2	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	3	44.0			-0.5	-1.69			1.18
2	Al Sima	PHA	1954-07-25 (2)	9-GF, S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0				0.1	0.39	1	1	0.98
3	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-05-30	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	36	11	31	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	66.0			0.3	1.88			1.16
4	Al Sima	CHW	1954-05-30	GS-3, L	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	1	2	41.0			-0.2	-2.10			0.81

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Al Sima (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Al Sima (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	1954	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

Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Al Sima (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Larsen (Pitcher) vs. Al Sima (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-30	CHW	BAL	down 2-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout

Al Sima (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Al Sima (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (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	1954	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0

Al Sima (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Al Sima (Pitcher) vs. Don Larsen (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1954	1954-05-30	BAL	CHW	ahead 0-2	b3	---	0		Walk
2	1954	1954-07-24	BAL	PHA	down 6-3	t8	12-	2		Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); V. Stephens to 3B; B. Young to 2B

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Comparison

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Totals

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	596	65	144	25	5	14	72	0	3	43	138	.242	.291	.371	.662	81	221	15	0	11	3	0
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	93	82	5	9	1	0	1	3	0	1	3	44	.110	.141	.159	.300	-19	13	2	0	8	0	0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	9	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	.111	.333	.111	.444	1	0	0	1	0	0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Value

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	5.9	5.8	5.9	0.0	-11	1	-2	0
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	93	-0.6	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-15	0	-1	0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Sabermetric

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	44	187	201	484	65	.291	123	-18	-1.8	.129	4.3	0.00	3
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	93	2	12	13	84	2	.216	7	-15	-1.5	.049	1.9	0.00	1

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	25-32	1955	1962	10	13	0	4	4	9		.143	3			.000	4.5		0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Win Probability

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Larsen	23-37	1953	1967	480	653	-1.9	0.1	-2.0	-6.20		-1.86	1.03
2	Al Sima	28-32	1950	1954	100	93	-1.2	-1.3	0.0	-16.21		-15.38	0.93

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Totals

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	2	6	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.400	.500	1.000	1.500	5	0	0	0	0	0
2	Al Sima	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: Game Logs

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Don Larsen vs. Al Sima: 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	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-07-25 (2)	*	8	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.35	0.070	0.00	0.00%	0.63			P
2	Al Sima	PHA	1954-07-25 (2)		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
3	Don Larsen	BAL	1954-05-30	*	9	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	0.041	0.07	0.00%	1.15			P
4	Al Sima	CHW	1954-05-30	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.97	-0.023	4.42	-0.06%	-0.21			P

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