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Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Pitching Comparison

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	21	27	.438	4.63	301	30	93	0	0	30	444.2	447	247	229	52	196	12	449	21	2	13	1941	672	88	4.13	1.446	9.0	1.1	4.0	9.1
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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023	1	0	1.000	2.51	15	0	3	0	0	0	14.1	7	5	4	1	9	0	18	1	0	0	60	17		2.71	1.116	4.4	0.6	5.7	11.3
2	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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Value

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	301	30	444.2	0.4	-3.1
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	74.1	49.9

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Totals Against

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	301	30	444.2	672	1697	299	84	12	52	8	86.67	2	51	13	13	.263	.345	.419	.764	112	.156	.327	250	711	148	664	672
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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023	15	0	14.1	17	49											.143	.288					.200				17	17
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	174	524											.208	.295					.267				174	174

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Starting & Relieving

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	9	30	47.2	72	16	22	16	65.2	93	271
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	288	64	59.8	5	0	0	0		2	9

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023									3	15
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023								100.0	1	5

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Ratios

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	301	30	444.2	23.1	10.1	13.0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	29.4	6.5	22.9

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023	15	0	14.1	30.0	15.0	15.0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	28.8	9.4	19.4

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Pitch Summary

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	301	30	444.2	6799	94	4249	62.49
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	41584	102	27672	66.54

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023	15	0	14.1
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Head-to-Head Pitching

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	4.5
2	Max Scherzer	1	0	1.000	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	10	0	0	1	27	0.857	6.4	1.3	1.3	12.9

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Game Logs

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Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	HOU	2021-08-04	5-6	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1		31	20	0.0	1.05	0	0	0.14
2	Max Scherzer	LAD	2021-08-04	GS-7, W	7.0	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	10	0	0	1	27	6	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	68	109	73	0.1	1.69			0.51

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rafael Montero (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rafael Montero (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	2021	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Rafael Montero (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rafael Montero (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2021	2021-08-04	LAD	HOU	ahead 2-7	b6	---	1	8 (3-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Comparison

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	60	48	43	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	.047	.047	.047	.093	-74	2	0	0	5	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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Value

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	60	48	-0.3	-0.3	-0.3	0.0	-10	0	0	0
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.0	-68	1	-1	0

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Sabermetric

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	60	48	0	2	3	46	0	.083	2	-11	-1.0	.000	2.3		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

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	31-32	2022	2023	15	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	0	0	0	18		.000	0			.000	2.3		0

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Win Probability

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rafael Montero	23-33	2014	2024	60	48	-0.9	-1.0	0.1	-7.77		-9.58	0.94
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	-5.0	-6.4	0.8	-58.66		-68.53	0.89

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Head-to-Head Batting

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Totals

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0
2	Max Scherzer	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: Game Logs

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Max Scherzer vs. Rafael Montero: 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	Rafael Montero	HOU	2021-08-04		3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Max Scherzer	LAD	2021-08-04	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25	-0.020	0.28	-0.01%	-0.75			P

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