Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Pitching Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	209	166	.557	2.95	518	465	34	167	49	6	3432.0	3084	1292	1124	280	855	123	2486	154	10	82	14097	4299	121	3.02	1.148	8.1	0.7	2.2	6.5
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	3	3	.500	2.95	7	6	1	3	1	0	39.2	36	17	13	8	12	2	36	1	0	0	162	49			1.210	8.2	1.8	2.7	8.2
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Value

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	518	465	3432.0	61.3	28.7
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Totals Against

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	518	465	3432.0	4299	12904	2259	471	74	96	84	53.33	51	272	116	66	.239	.293	.352	.645	85	.113	.275	1342	4536	825	4093	4299
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	7	6	39.2	49	146											.247	.308					.275				49	49
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54											.278	.371					.333				23	23

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Starting & Relieving

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	309	66	58.4	46	9	20	2	75.0	34	53
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966									1	1
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982									0	0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Ratios

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	518	465	3432.0	17.6	6.1	11.6
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	7	6	39.2	22.2	7.4	14.8
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Pitch Summary

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	518	465	3432.0		103
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	7	6	39.2
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Head-to-Head Pitching

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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	Phil Niekro	1	0	1.000	2.50	7	1	4	1	0	1	18.0	14	6	5	0	2	0	7	2	0	3	70	0.889	7.0	0.0	1.0	3.5
2	Don Drysdale	4	2	.667	2.96	7	7	0	3	2	0	54.2	42	19	18	6	10	1	37	2	0	0	215	0.951	6.9	1.0	1.6	6.1

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	LAD	1967-09-03	GS-7, L	6.2	9	6	6	0	2	4	1	5	0	0	0	30	13	26	5	2	0	1	0	0	17	1	0	0	4	33.0			-0.3	-3.13			1.25
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-09-03	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	2	33	8	30	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	74.0			0.2	2.80			0.88
3	Don Drysdale	LAD	1967-04-26	GS-8, W	7.2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	7	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	71.0			0.3	1.73			1.24
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-04-26	7-GF(8)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.1	0.76	2	0	0.54
5	Don Drysdale	LAD	1967-04-16	GS-6, L	5.1	6	4	4	0	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	25	10	20	4	2	0	0	0	1	8	0	0	1	2	41.0			-0.3	-1.93			1.40
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-04-16	8-GF, S	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0				0.1	1.25	2	0	0.86
7	Don Drysdale	LAD	1966-08-22	GS-8	8.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	5	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	67.0			0.2	1.35			1.02
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1966-08-22	8-9	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				-0.1	-0.16	0	0	1.80
9	Don Drysdale	LAD	1966-05-30	CG, W	9.0	9	6	6	0	3	2	0	7	0	0	0	38	12	36	6	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	3	50.0			0.1	-1.78			0.50
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1966-05-30	6-7	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	5	6	2	2	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	0	2				0.0	-3.36	0	0	0.09
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Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batter vs. Pitcher

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Don Drysdale (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Don Drysdale (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	1965	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1966	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
3	1967	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Don Drysdale (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Don Drysdale (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1965	1965-06-06 (1)	LAD	MLN	ahead 0-4	t9	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
2	1965	1965-09-30	LAD	MLN	ahead 0-4	b8	1--	2		Single to 3B; J. Roseboro to 2B
3	1966	1966-05-30	LAD	ATL	ahead 1-7	t6	-2-	0		Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; J. Roseboro to 3B
4	1967	1967-09-03	LAD	ATL	ahead 0-1	t3	-2-	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; B. Bailey to 3B
5	1967	1967-09-03	LAD	ATL	tied 1-1	t5	--3	1		Flyball: RF

Don Drysdale (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Drysdale (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (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	1967	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667	1.000	0	0	0	0	1

Don Drysdale (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Drysdale (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1967	1967-09-03	ATL	LAD	down 1-0	b3	1--	0		Strikeout
2	1967	1967-09-03	ATL	LAD	tied 1-1	b5	1--	0		Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
3	1967	1967-09-03	ATL	LAD	ahead 1-4	b7	---	0		Double to LF

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Comparison

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	547	1309	1169	96	218	26	7	29	113	0	2	60	370	.186	.228	.295	.523	45	345	34	5	69	6	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	8	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Value

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	547	1309	5.8	5.7	5.8	0.1	-84	-4	-5	0
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Sabermetric

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	547	1309	62	283	299	1062	80	.244	180	-92	-9.6	.109	3.2	0.00	2
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.00	1

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	19-29	1956	1966	8	12	0	2	2	10		.000	0			.000	1.4		0
2	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5		.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Win Probability

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Drysdale	19-32	1956	1969	547	1309	-9.7	-7.4	-2.7	-90.44		-80.96	0.96
2	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13		-204.02	0.96

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Head-to-Head Batting

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Totals

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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	Phil Niekro	7	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167	2	1	1	0	0	0
2	Don Drysdale	7	21	18	2	6	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.556	.889	10	1	0	3	0	0

Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: Game Logs

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Phil Niekro vs. Don Drysdale: 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 Drysdale	LAD	1967-09-03	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.70	-0.096	0.00	0.00%	-0.70			P
2	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-09-03	*	9	9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.500	.667	1.167	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.03	-0.125	0.00	0.00%	-0.23			P
3	Don Drysdale	LAD	1967-04-26	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.088	1.75	-0.08%	-0.62			P
4	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-04-26		3	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Don Drysdale	LAD	1967-04-16	*	6	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.81	-0.003	1.33	0.00%	-0.01			P
6	Phil Niekro	ATL	1967-04-16		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
7	Don Drysdale	LAD	1966-08-22	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.075	4.05	-0.18%	-0.74			P
8	Phil Niekro	ATL	1966-08-22		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
9	Don Drysdale	LAD	1966-05-30	*	9	9	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.38	0.085	1.25	0.17%	0.67			P
10	Phil Niekro	ATL	1966-05-30		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
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