Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Pitching Comparison

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Totals

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	96	111	.464	3.99	392	271	32	43	9	6	1951.1	2069	972	866	165	606	70	952	35	23	41	8306	2802	96	3.87	1.371	9.5	0.8	2.8	4.4
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	311	205	.603	2.86	656	647	6	231	61	1	4783.0	3971	1674	1521	380	1390	116	3640	76	8	126	19369	5649	127	3.04	1.121	7.5	0.7	2.6	6.8

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	18	7		4.56	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	0.0
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	3	3	.500	2.77	8	8	0	2	0	0	61.2	51	20	19	6	16	4	51	2	0	2	255	69		2.19	1.086	7.4	0.9	2.3	7.4

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Value

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	392	271	1951.1	19.6	2.7
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	656	647	4783.0	106.0	65.2

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Totals Against

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	392	271	1951.1	2802	7515	1525	327	52	157	99	61.33	8	185	100	50	.275	.330	.399	.729	105	.123	.295	998	2995	544	2710	2802
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	656	647	4783.0	5649	17604	2796	675	120	409	164	71.38	14	316	187	111	.226	.283	.342	.626	79	.117	.262	1729	6026	1175	5437	5649

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990	2	0	3.1	7	15											.333	.412					.333				7	7
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	8	8	61.2	69	231											.221	.277					.259				69	69

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Starting & Relieving

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	140	52	49.2	92	33	36	6	50.0	32	121
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	454	70	60.3	9	1	11	1	50.0	6	9

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990									0	2
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979									0	0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Ratios

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	392	271	1951.1	11.5	7.3	4.2
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	656	647	4783.0	18.8	7.2	11.6

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990	2	0	3.1	0.0	11.1	-11.1
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	8	8	61.2	20.0	6.3	13.7

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Pitch Summary

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	392	271	1951.1		94
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	656	647	4783.0		104

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990	2	0	3.1
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	8	8	61.2

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Totals

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	1	0	1.000	3.68	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.1	9	3	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	31	1.364	11.0	1.2	1.2	6.1
2	Tom Seaver	0	0		3.86	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	3	3	2	3	0	6	0	0	0	29	1.286	7.7	2.6	3.9	7.7

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Game Logs

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Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	ATL	1981-10-03	GS-8, W	7.1	9	3	3	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	31	10	29	8	0	0	1	0	0	12	1	1	0	1	52.0			-0.1	-0.32			1.06
2	Tom Seaver	CIN	1981-10-03	GS-7	7.0	6	3	3	0	2	3	0	6	0	0	0	29	10	24	4	0	0	4	0	0	12	1	1	1	2	56.0			0.0	0.09			1.39

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rick Mahler (Pitcher) vs. Tom Seaver (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rick Mahler (Pitcher) vs. Tom Seaver (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	1981	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Rick Mahler (Pitcher) vs. Tom Seaver (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rick Mahler (Pitcher) vs. Tom Seaver (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-10-03	CIN	ATL	ahead 1-3	b2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; M. O'Berry to 2B
2	1981	1981-10-03	CIN	ATL	ahead 2-3	b4	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Tom Seaver (Pitcher) vs. Rick Mahler (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tom Seaver (Pitcher) vs. Rick Mahler (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	1981	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Tom Seaver (Pitcher) vs. Rick Mahler (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tom Seaver (Pitcher) vs. Rick Mahler (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-10-03	ATL	CIN	down 3-1	t3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1981	1981-10-03	ATL	CIN	down 3-2	t5	---	1		Strikeout
3	1981	1981-10-03	ATL	CIN	tied 3-3	t7	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; P. Runge to 2B

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Comparison

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Totals

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	394	671	581	40	104	17	0	1	37	0	1	20	117	.179	.208	.213	.422	16	124	10	2	66	2	0
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	582	1552	1315	99	202	28	5	12	86	4	0	108	485	.154	.219	.210	.429	22	276	22	4	121	4	0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	8	21	20	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.100	.143	.200	.343	4	1	0	0	0	0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Value

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	394	671	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.2	-71	-1	-4	0
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	582	1552	3.9	3.7	3.6	0.3	-135	0	-3	0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Sabermetric

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	394	671	18	126	130	556	31	.222	76	-70	-7.2	.034	5.0	0.00	1
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	582	1552	45	314	333	1260	69	.231	173	-140	-14.9	.056	2.7	100.00	4

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	28-36	1982	1990	2	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Tom Seaver	24-34	1969	1979	8	21	2	3	3	19		.143	2			.100	3.3		0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Win Probability

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rick Mahler	25-37	1979	1991	394	671	-6.5	-7.2	0.0	-71.91		-77.36	0.90
2	Tom Seaver	22-41	1967	1986	582	1552	-11.9	-12.8	0.1	-136.53		-136.40	0.94

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Head-to-Head Batting

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Totals

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Tom Seaver	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: Game Logs

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Rick Mahler vs. Tom Seaver: 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	Rick Mahler	ATL	1981-10-03	*	8	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	-0.066	0.00	0.00%	-0.53			P
2	Tom Seaver	CIN	1981-10-03	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.77	-0.031	2.56	-0.06%	-0.38			P

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