Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Pitching Comparison

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	19	23	.452	4.41	66	58	4	4	1	0	355.0	396	195	174	32	126	18	129	3	4	6	1545	555	88	4.27	1.470	10.0	0.8	3.2	3.3
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	324	256	.559	3.26	774	756	12	178	58	5	5282.1	4692	2104	1914	472	1343	102	3574	82	21	112	21631	6345	108	3.24	1.142	8.0	0.8	2.3	6.1

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	6	4	.600	3.68	15	14	0	3	1	0	100.1	92	46	41	12	16	0	61	3	1	2	407	118		1.59	1.076	8.3	1.1	1.4	5.5

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Value

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	58	355.0	2.0	-1.2
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Totals Against

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	58	355.0	555	1386	291	65	8	41	17	70.69	2	48	14	16	.286	.343	.413	.756	110	.128	.293	198	573	105	525	555
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	6345	19870	3385	728	107	432	143	75.13	14	292	208	127	.236	.286	.355	.640	85	.119	.265	2035	7050	1307	6117	6345

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	118	380	62	17	1	6	3	66.67	0	6	7	1	.242	.278	.387	.664		.145	.260	43	147	30	111	118

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	33	57	46.5	2	2	100	0		4	8
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Ratios

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	58	355.0	8.3	8.2	0.2
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	15.0	3.9	11.1

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	58	355.0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	1186	95	790	66.61

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	1	1	.500	3.63	3	3	0	0	0	0	22.1	23	9	9	1	7	1	9	0	0	0	94	1.343	9.3	0.4	2.8	3.6
2	Don Sutton	1	1	.500	3.52	3	3	0	0	0	0	23.0	22	9	9	2	5	0	12	0	0	0	96	1.174	8.6	0.8	2.0	4.7

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	ATL	1980-08-11	GS-9, W	8.1	4	2	2	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	31	8	27	4	0	0	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	67			0.4	3.14			0.97
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1980-08-11	GS-8, L	8.0	8	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	33	9	32	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	59			0.0	0.54			1.22
3	Rick Matula	ATL	1980-08-06	GS-7, L	7.0	10	3	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	32	12	30	8	1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	1	2	47			0.0	0.23			0.92
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1980-08-06	GS-7, W	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	28	7	27	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	59			0.2	1.23			1.26
5	Rick Matula	ATL	1979-05-15	GS-7	7.0	9	4	4	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	31	11	29	7	2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	2	43			0.0	-0.48			1.27
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-05-15	GS-8	8.0	8	4	4	0	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	35	12	30	5	2	0	1	0	0	13	0	1	0	3	50			0.1	0.03			1.19

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rick Matula (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rick Matula (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (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	1979	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	7	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0

Rick Matula (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rick Matula (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-05-15	ATL	LAD	down 3-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1979	1979-05-15	ATL	LAD	tied 3-3	b4	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
3	1980	1980-08-06	ATL	LAD	down 3-1	b3	---	0		Single to RF
4	1980	1980-08-06	ATL	LAD	down 3-1	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
5	1980	1980-08-11	ATL	LAD	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Strikeout
6	1980	1980-08-11	ATL	LAD	tied 0-0	t5	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; B. Benedict to 2B
7	1980	1980-08-11	ATL	LAD	tied 0-0	t8	---	0		Single to CF

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Rick Matula (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Rick Matula (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	1979	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
2	1980	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
	Totals	8	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	0	0	0	0	1

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Rick Matula (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Rick Matula (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1979	1979-05-15	LAD	ATL	ahead 0-3	t2	---	0		Popfly: SS
2	1979	1979-05-15	LAD	ATL	tied 3-3	t5	---	0		Single to CF
3	1979	1979-05-15	LAD	ATL	tied 4-4	t6	12-	2		Groundout: SS-1B
4	1980	1980-08-06	LAD	ATL	ahead 1-2	t2	1--	1		Interference by Batter: C unassisted; P. Guerrero stays at 1B
5	1980	1980-08-06	LAD	ATL	ahead 1-3	t4	1--	0		Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B
6	1980	1980-08-06	LAD	ATL	ahead 1-3	t6	1--	2		Strikeout
7	1980	1980-08-11	LAD	ATL	tied 0-0	b3	---	1		Groundout: 3B-1B
8	1980	1980-08-11	LAD	ATL	tied 0-0	b5	1--	2		Groundout: 3B-1B

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Comparison

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Totals

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	125	111	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	48	.099	.123	.099	.222	-39	11	2	0	11	0	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	1354	64	195	15	1	0	64	1	0	60	365	.144	.183	.157	.340	-2	212	29	6	136	3	0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	20	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.100	.182	.100	.282	2	0	0	2	0	0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	125	-0.9	-0.9	-0.9	0.0	-22	0	0	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Sabermetric

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	125	0	14	15	113	2	.175	1	-21	-2.3	.000	2.3		0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	16	261	274	1327	46	.197	128	-185	-19.4	.013	3.7	100.0	1

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	0	4	4	20	1	.200	1			.000	2.0		0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rick Matula	25-27	1979	1981	66	125	-2.4	-2.3	-0.3	-26.76	-2.7	-24.58	0.92
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Batting

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	3	8	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.429	.429	.429	.857	3	0	0	1	0	0
2	Don Sutton	3	8	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	.125	.125	.250	1	1	0	0	0	0

Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Rick Matula vs. Don Sutton: 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	Rick Matula	ATL	1980-08-11	*	9	9	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.032	0.10	0.00%	0.17			P
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1980-08-11	*	8	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	-0.047	3.13	-0.10%	-0.35			P
3	Rick Matula	ATL	1980-08-06	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.95	0.024	0.09	0.00%	0.23			P
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1980-08-06	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.92	-0.096	2.87	-0.18%	-1.23			P
5	Rick Matula	ATL	1979-05-15	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.72	-0.037	0.41	-0.01%	-0.34			P
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-05-15	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.031	2.18	-0.03%	-0.29			P

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