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Kenshin Kawakami

75.0

457

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2834.2

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3.15

134

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Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Pitching Comparison

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	8	22	.267	4.32	50	41	4	0	0	1	243.2	251	130	117	25	89	16	164	7	1	12	1060	357	94	4.26	1.395	9.3	0.9	3.3	6.1
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	214	108	.665	3.15	457	448	2	12	5	0	2834.2	2306	1063	991	328	746	20	3367	111	7	76	11452	3221	134	3.17	1.077	7.3	1.0	2.4	10.7

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	7	8	.467	3.78	30	25	1	0	0	1	143.0	109	63	60	20	56	4	171	9	0	8	594	174		3.37	1.154	6.9	1.3	3.5	10.8

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Value

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	41	243.2	1.2	-0.7
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	74.1	49.9

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Totals Against

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	41	243.2	357	934	141	69	16	13	7	65.00	0	17	16	14	.269	.332	.457	.790	114	.188	.298	144	427	110	347	357
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	3221	10478	1438	491	49	144	79	64.57	8	148	59	56	.220	.278	.370	.648	75	.150	.289	1096	3879	868	3163	3221

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	174	524											.208	.295					.267				174	174

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Starting & Relieving

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	20	49	48.9	0	0		1	50.0	4	9
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	288	64	59.8	5	0	0	0		2	9

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023								100.0	1	5

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Ratios

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	41	243.2	15.5	8.4	7.1
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	29.4	6.5	22.9

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	28.8	9.4	19.4

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Pitch Summary

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	41	243.2	3929	90	2449	62.33
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	41584	102	27672	66.54

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Head-to-Head Pitching

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	1	0	1.000	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	7	0	0	0	7	0	12	1	0	0	46	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	9.3
2	Kenshin Kawakami	1	1	.500	3.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	7	4	4	0	4	0	10	0	0	2	46	0.917	5.3	0.0	3.0	7.5

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Game Logs

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Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	ATL	2010-06-26	GS-7, W	7.0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	26	5	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	72	102	61	0.2	2.34			1.20
2	Max Scherzer	DET	2010-06-26	GS-6	5.2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	1	0	0	24	8	19	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	67	102	66	0.3	2.44			1.24
3	Kenshin Kawakami	ATL	2009-05-16	GS-5, L	5.0	5	3	3	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	20	6	18	1	3	1	0	1	0	10	0	0	1	4	48	73	48	-0.1	-0.53			0.75
4	Max Scherzer	ARI	2009-05-16	GS-6, W	6.0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	22	7	19	3	1	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	1	65	97	62	0.3	2.96			1.06

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batter vs. Pitcher

Kenshin Kawakami (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Kenshin Kawakami (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (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	2009	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2010	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Kenshin Kawakami (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Kenshin Kawakami (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2009	2009-05-16	ARI	ATL	ahead 0-2	t2	---	2	5 (1-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2009	2009-05-16	ARI	ATL	ahead 0-3	t5	---	0	3 (0-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
3	2010	2010-06-26	DET	ATL	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	4 (1-2)	Groundout: 2B-1B
4	2010	2010-06-26	DET	ATL	tied 0-0	t5	1--	2	4 (1-2)	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Kenshin Kawakami (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Kenshin Kawakami (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	2009	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2010	2	2	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

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Kenshin Kawakami (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Kenshin Kawakami (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2009	2009-05-16	ATL	ARI	down 3-0	b3	---	0	4 (1-2)	Groundout: P-1B
2	2010	2010-06-26	ATL	DET	tied 0-0	b3	---	1	4 (0-2)	Strikeout Swinging
3	2010	2010-06-26	ATL	DET	tied 0-0	b5	1--	1	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Comparison

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Totals

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	80	65	2	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	22	.108	.183	.123	.306	-16	8	1	0	9	0	0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	464	31	78	6	0	1	30	3	0	13	161	.168	.194	.188	.381	2	87	5	2	49	1	0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Value

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	80	-0.2	-0.2	-0.2	0.0	-12	1	-1	0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.0	-68	1	-1	0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Sabermetric

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	80	1	13	13	68	2	.163	3	-11	-1.1	.015	3.0		0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	7	93	99	441	24	.254	60	-71	-7.1	.019	2.9	100.00	3

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	0	0	0	18		.000	0			.000	2.3		0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Win Probability

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Kenshin Kawakami	34-35	2009	2010	50	80	-1.7	-1.2	-0.2	-16.47		-13.61	1.16
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	-5.0	-6.4	0.8	-58.66		-68.53	0.89

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Head-to-Head Batting

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Kenshin Kawakami	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: Game Logs

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Kenshin Kawakami vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Kenshin Kawakami	ATL	2010-06-26	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.055	1.84	-0.05%	-0.44			P
2	Max Scherzer	DET	2010-06-26	*	6	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.91	-0.048	1.24	-0.04%	-0.37			P
3	Kenshin Kawakami	ATL	2009-05-16	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.91	-0.023	0.98	-0.02%	-0.23			P
4	Max Scherzer	ARI	2009-05-16	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.40	-0.020	0.11	0.00%	-0.34			P

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