Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Pitching Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	4	10	.286	4.40	93	11	31	1	0	5	173.2	184	95	85	19	69	12	98	4	0	8	776	268	77	4.02	1.457	9.5	1.0	3.6	5.1
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

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2	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

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Value

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	-2.1	-3.0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Totals Against

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	268	677	136	25	4	7	2	77.78	0	15	18	5	.272	.340	.405	.745	119	.133	.292	97	274	48	257	268
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

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0							.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	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

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	5	45	48.5	81	23	28	4	55.6	31	82
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	0			0	0				1	1
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Ratios

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2	12.6	8.9	3.7
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0	33.3	0.0	33.3
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	15.0	3.9	11.1

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	93	11	173.2
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	1.0
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	1186	95	790	66.61

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mel Nelson 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	Don Sutton	2	0	1.000	0.50	2	2	0	2	1	0	18.0	15	1	1	0	2	0	9	1	0	0	71	0.944	7.5	0.0	1.0	4.5
2	Mel Nelson	0	0		9.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	6.8

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	STL	1969-05-24	7-7	0.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0				-0.2	-3.33	0	0	1.06
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1969-05-24	SHO, W	9.0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	37	11	35	6	3	0	2	0	0	12	1	0	0	3	71			0.4	3.79			1.19
3	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-09-09	6-GF	4.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	16	4	15	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1				0.0	0.51	0	0	0.00
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1968-09-09	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	34	7	33	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	76			0.1	2.39			0.22

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mel Nelson (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	1968	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mel Nelson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-09	STL	LAD	down 10-0	b7	1-3	1		Groundout: 2B-1B; J. Javier Scores; D. Schofield to 2B

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (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	1968	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1969	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mel Nelson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1968	1968-09-09	LAD	STL	ahead 0-9	t6	---	1		Flyball: CF
2	1968	1968-09-09	LAD	STL	ahead 1-10	t8	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; P. Popovich to 2B
3	1969	1969-05-24	LAD	STL	ahead 0-1	b7	1--	0		Single to 2B/Bunt; T. Sizemore to 2B

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Comparison

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Totals

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	34	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	13	.147	.171	.147	.318	-7	5	0	0	1	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

Mel Nelson 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

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0	-5	0	0	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Sabermetric

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	0	6	6	30	2	.238	5	-5	-0.5	.000	2.6		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

Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	32	1968	1968	1	0	0	0	0	0			0						0
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	0	4	4	20	1	.200	1			.000	2.0		0

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mel Nelson	24-33	1960	1969	96	36	-0.4	-0.5	0.1	-3.94	-0.5	-4.63	0.87
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Batting

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mel Nelson 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	Don Sutton	2	7	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	Mel Nelson	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Mel Nelson vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Mel Nelson 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	Mel Nelson	STL	1969-05-24		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1969-05-24	*	9	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	-0.024	2.48	-0.02%	0.10			P
3	Mel Nelson	STL	1968-09-09		4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0.000	0.00	0.00%	0.20			P
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1968-09-09	*	9	9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.35	0.043	0.00	0.00%	0.25			P

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