Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Pitching Comparison

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	81	60	.574	3.35	222	187	17	33	11	3	1261.0	1259	512	469	99	382	14	697	28	8	10	5314	1748	105	3.51	1.301	9.0	0.7	2.7	5.0
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	107	71	.601	3.15	238	221	3	76	19	0	1606.0	1227	625	562	73	770	15	1493	17	14	92	6674	2077	108	2.86	1.243	6.9	0.4	4.3	8.4

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	0	2	.000	6.55	6	3	1	0	0	0	11.0	13	10	8	3	3	0	6	0	0	0	48	16		5.58	1.455	10.6	2.5	2.5	4.9

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Value

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	222	187	1261.0	12.4	2.0
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	21.5	8.0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Totals Against

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	222	187	1261.0	1748	4801	918	217	25	59	56	51.30	7	107	71	32	.262	.318	.380	.698	101	.117	.287	589	1823	341	1669	1748
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	2077	5788	924	198	32	177	73	70.80	13	123	65	32	.212	.305	.295	.600	78	.083	.271	527	1708	303	2014	2077

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	6	3	11.0	16	42											.310	.356					.303				16	16

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Starting & Relieving

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	117	63	53.0	16	3	19	1	75.0	17	35
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	139	63	59.6	11	6	55	0		3	17

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978									1	3

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Ratios

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	222	187	1261.0	13.1	7.2	5.9
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0	22.4	11.5	10.8

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	6	3	11.0	12.5	6.3	6.3

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Pitch Summary

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	222	187	1261.0		107
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	238	221	1606.0		114

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	6	3	11.0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Pitching

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	1	0	1.000	1.38	2	2	0	1	1	0	13.0	9	2	2	0	3	0	18	0	0	0	49	0.923	6.2	0.0	2.1	12.5
2	Doug Rau	0	1	.000	1.08	2	1	0	0	0	0	8.1	4	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	30	0.720	4.3	0.0	2.2	3.2

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Game Logs

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Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	LAD	1976-08-04	GS-8, L	8.0	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	29	6	27	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	70.0			0.2	2.47			0.98
2	J.R. Richard	HOU	1976-08-04	SHO, W	9.0	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	0	34	9	31	4	2	0	1	0	0	8	2	0	0	2	82.0			0.8	3.91			1.80
3	Doug Rau	LAD	1973-07-27	7-7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.46	2	0	1.13
4	J.R. Richard	HOU	1973-07-27	GS-4	4.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	15	3	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	56.0			-0.1	-0.23			0.89

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batter vs. Pitcher

Doug Rau (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Doug Rau (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (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	1976	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Doug Rau (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Doug Rau (Pitcher) vs. J.R. Richard (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-08-04	HOU	LAD	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
2	1976	1976-08-04	HOU	LAD	tied 0-0	t6	---	0		Flyball: CF
3	1976	1976-08-04	HOU	LAD	ahead 0-1	t8	---	0		Lineout: SS

J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Doug Rau (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Doug Rau (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	1976	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Doug Rau (Batter): Plate Appearances

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J.R. Richard (Pitcher) vs. Doug Rau (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-08-04	LAD	HOU	tied 0-0	b2	1-3	2		Strikeout
2	1976	1976-08-04	LAD	HOU	tied 0-0	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Comparison

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Totals

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	219	454	377	21	58	3	1	0	21	0	0	28	95	.154	.213	.167	.380	8	63	10	1	46	2	0
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	552	39	93	10	3	10	50	2	2	4	181	.168	.176	.252	.428	22	139	11	2	41	3	0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Value

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	219	454	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	-48	0	-1	0
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.1	-57	-1	-4	0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Sabermetric

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	219	454	4	87	92	377	16	.204	42	-46	-4.8	.013	4.0		0
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	23	99	105	516	25	.228	79	-60	-6.2	.083	3.0	50.00	4

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	25-29	1974	1978	6	1	0	0	0	1		.000	0			.000			0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Win Probability

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Doug Rau	23-32	1972	1981	219	454	-4.0	-4.7	0.1	-49.01		-49.92	0.87
2	J.R. Richard	21-30	1971	1980	239	604	-5.2	-5.3	-0.2	-57.13		-56.66	0.94

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Head-to-Head Batting

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Totals

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	J.R. Richard	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doug Rau	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: Game Logs

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Doug Rau vs. J.R. Richard: 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	Doug Rau	LAD	1976-08-04	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	-0.071	1.21	-0.04%	-0.60			P
2	J.R. Richard	HOU	1976-08-04	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	-0.063	0.04	0.00%	-0.50			P
3	Doug Rau	LAD	1973-07-27		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	J.R. Richard	HOU	1973-07-27	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	-0.038	0.36	-0.01%	-0.34			P

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