Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Pitching Comparison

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Totals

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	251	174	.591	2.91	528	482	21	255	56	6	3884.1	3279	1420	1258	257	1336	118	3117	102	13	108	16068	4913	127	2.89	1.188	7.6	0.6	3.1	7.2
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	324	292	.526	3.19	807	773	13	222	61	3	5386.0	3923	2178	1911	321	2795	78	5714	158	33	277	22575	7135	112	2.97	1.247	6.6	0.5	4.7	9.5

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	7	2	.778	1.89	9	9	0	8	2	0	81.0	55	19	17	6	17	3	92	2	0	2	312	77			0.889	6.1	0.7	1.9	10.2
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	2	2	.500	3.07	9	7	2	1	0	1	58.2	39	23	20	3	14	1	63	0	0	1	226	57		1.81	0.903	6.0	0.5	2.1	9.7

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Value

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	81.7	46.8
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	83.6	34.9

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Totals Against

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	4913	14362	2482	457	83	196	88	69.01	1	293	171	94	.228	.297	.325	.622	77	.097	.273	1407	4673	797	4717	4913
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	7135	19265	2847	649	106	756	252	75.00	48	314	205	146	.204	.307	.298	.606	77	.095	.269	1779	5747	1076	6876	7135

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0	77	290	38	9	2	0	2	0.00	0	4	2	1	.190	.239	.297	.535		.107	.254	20	86	17	74	77
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	57	208	31	4	1	3	2	60.00	0	4	2	2	.188	.237	.260	.496		.072	.250	13	54	8	53	57

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Starting & Relieving

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	328	68	61.0	35	14	40	3	66.7	21	46
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	481	62	59.8	25	10	40	2	60.0	13	34

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	6	67	75.1						0	0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	5	71	62.1	5	0	0	0	100.0	2	2

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Ratios

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1	19.4	8.3	11.1
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0	25.3	12.4	12.9

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0	29.5	5.4	24.0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	27.9	6.2	21.7

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Pitch Summary

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	528	482	3884.1		107
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	807	773	5386.0		109

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	9	81.0	147	147	108	73.47
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	7	58.2	396	99	257	64.90

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Totals

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Nolan Ryan	1	0	1.000	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	1	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	26	1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	4.5
2	Bob Gibson	0	1	.000	3.38	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	8	4	3	0	4	1	7	0	0	0	35	1.500	9.0	0.0	4.5	7.9

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Game Logs

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Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	STL	1969-06-20	CG(8), L	8.0	8	4	3	1	0	4	1	7	0	0	0	35	12	30	6	1	1	1	0	0	11	0	0	1	2	55			-0.1	-0.31			0.67
2	Nolan Ryan	NYM	1969-06-20	GS-6, W	6.0	6	2	1	1	0	3	0	3	0	1	0	26	9	22	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	54			0.1	0.77			0.89

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (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	1969	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

Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Gibson (Pitcher) vs. Nolan Ryan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-06-20	NYM	STL	ahead 0-3	b1	123	2		Flyball: RF
2	1969	1969-06-20	NYM	STL	ahead 0-4	b3	1--	2		Strikeout

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (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	1969	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

Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Nolan Ryan (Pitcher) vs. Bob Gibson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1969	1969-06-20	STL	NYM	down 4-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
2	1969	1969-06-20	STL	NYM	down 4-0	t5	1--	0		Foul Popfly: C

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Comparison

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Totals

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	1328	132	274	44	5	24	144	13	10	63	415	.206	.243	.301	.545	50	400	13	8	72	18	0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	3	3	38	371	.110	.148	.134	.282	-18	114	11	0	65	2	0

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	32	28	4	4	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	7	.143	.200	.357	.557	10	1	0	2	0	0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.188	.278	.188	.465	3	0	0	1	0	0

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Value

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	7.5	7.3	7.3	0.3	-94	3	-4	0
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-2.3	-2.3	-2.4	0.2	-132	2	-2	0

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	73	345	357	1167	104	.276	252	-95	-9.9	.095	3.2	56.5	23
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	14	132	140	839	21	.191	74	-133	-14.2	.023	2.3	50.0	6

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	28-32	1964	1968	9	32	2	6	6	27	2	.105	5			.214	4.0		0
2	Nolan Ryan	22-39	1969	1986	9	19	0	5	5	14	2	.300	2			.000	2.7		0

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Win Probability

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Gibson	23-39	1959	1975	596	1489	-9.5	-8.7	-1.1	-77.47	-8.2	-84.01	0.97
2	Nolan Ryan	19-46	1966	1993	427	957	-13.1	-13.9	-0.2	-141.97	-15.5	-143.77	0.93

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Totals

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Nolan Ryan	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Gibson	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	0	0	0	0	0

Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: Game Logs

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Bob Gibson vs. Nolan Ryan: 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	Bob Gibson	STL	1969-06-20	*	9	9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	4	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.048	0.91	0.02%	0.34			P
2	Nolan Ryan	NYM	1969-06-20	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.86	-0.043	1.38	-0.04%	-0.96			P

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