Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Pitching Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	268	152	.638	2.86	558	521	15	211	53	4	3948.0	3349	1395	1253	303	1311	37	2212	38	11	85	16114	4849	125	3.50	1.180	7.6	0.7	3.0	5.0
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	52	52	.500	3.94	183	142	18	31	10	0	864.2	774	423	379	77	436	15	586	27	2	42	3755	1281	86	3.92	1.399	8.1	0.8	4.5	6.1

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	8	3	.727	2.61	17	15	1	6	2	0	124.1	101	36	36	10	50	4	90	2	0	6	518	153		1.50	1.214	7.3	0.7	3.6	6.5
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968	0	0		54.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2			6.000	54.0	27.0	0.0	0.0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Value

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	67.6	32.2
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	183	142	864.2	0.0	-7.5

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Totals Against

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	4849	14548	2446	512	88	265	164	61.77	15	272	133	84	.230	.294	.340	.634	82	.110	.251	1467	4946	903	4698	4849
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	183	142	864.2	1281	3239	573	104	20	52	25	67.53	0	68	31	22	.239	.332	.355	.687	103	.116	.268	387	1149	201	1237	1281

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	153	459											.220	.299					.254				153	153
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968	1	0	0.1	2	3											.667	.667					.500				2	2

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Starting & Relieving

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	337	65	58.5	31	6	19	0	100.0	15	37
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	64	45	50.3	13	6	46	1	0.0	18	41

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983									1	2
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968									0	1

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Ratios

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0	13.7	8.1	5.6
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	183	142	864.2	15.6	11.6	4.0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1	17.4	9.7	7.7
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968	1	0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Pitch Summary

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	558	521	3948.0		137
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	183	142	864.2		111

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	17	15	124.1
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968	1	0	0.1

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Head-to-Head Pitching

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	0	1	.000	10.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	6	6	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	25	2.000	10.8	1.8	7.2	5.4
2	Joe Sparma	1	0	1.000	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	7	4	4	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	27	1.667	10.5	1.5	4.5	4.5

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	BAL	1967-04-30 (2)	GS-5, L	5.0	6	6	6	0	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	25	10	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	3	30.0			-0.4	-3.95			1.35
2	Joe Sparma	DET	1967-04-30 (2)	GS-7, W	6.0	7	4	4	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	27	10	24	5	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	42.0			0.0	-0.50			0.75

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batter vs. Pitcher

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Sparma (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Sparma (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	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

Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Sparma (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Jim Palmer (Pitcher) vs. Joe Sparma (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1967	1967-04-30 (2)	DET	BAL	tied 0-0	t2	123	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1967	1967-04-30 (2)	DET	BAL	down 1-0	t5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; R. Oyler to 2B

Joe Sparma (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Joe Sparma (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Joe Sparma (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Joe Sparma (Pitcher) vs. Jim Palmer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1967	1967-04-30 (2)	BAL	DET	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Groundout: 3B-1B

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Comparison

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	489	52	85	9	1	3	41	1	0	16	207	.174	.200	.215	.414	18	105	1	0	31	1	0
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	185	309	269	11	32	3	2	0	11	0	0	10	108	.119	.150	.145	.295	-15	39	1	0	29	1	0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	20	38	35	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	14	.086	.135	.114	.249	4	1	0	1	0	0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Value

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	0.9	0.9	1.1	-0.2	-49	2	-2	0
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	185	309	-0.6	-0.6	-0.5	-0.2	-38	1	-1	0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Sabermetric

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	13	101	110	437	26	.293	90	-54	-5.9	.041	2.4	100.00	1
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	185	309	5	42	49	268	9	.198	22	-40	-4.6	.026	2.5		0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	20-37	1966	1983	20	38	1	5	5	34		.143	6			.029	2.5		0
2	Joe Sparma	26	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Win Probability

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Jim Palmer	19-38	1965	1984	222	537	-2.4	-4.4	1.6	-35.89		-46.28	0.86
2	Joe Sparma	22-28	1964	1970	185	309	-2.6	-3.8	0.8	-39.84		-38.05	0.87

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Head-to-Head Batting

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Totals

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Sparma	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0

Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: Game Logs

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Jim Palmer vs. Joe Sparma: 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	Jim Palmer	BAL	1967-04-30 (2)	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.024	2.34	-0.03%	-0.20			P
2	Joe Sparma	DET	1967-04-30 (2)	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.87	-0.103	5.42	-0.18%	-1.01			P

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