Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Pitching Comparison

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	67	94	.416	3.82	434	162	105	16	2	18	1432.0	1432	689	608	127	543	72	790	20	11	15	6106	2074	96	3.95	1.379	9.0	0.8	3.4	5.0
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

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Value

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	10.1	-2.4
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Totals Against

Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	2074	5416	1004	257	44	80	91	46.78	55	116	73	54	.264	.331	.398	.729	108	.134	.287	722	2158	428	1995	2074
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

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving

Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	81	50	49.2	241	80	33	9	66.7	105	272
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Ratios

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0	12.9	8.9	4.0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	434	162	1432.0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Bob Shirley 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	7	2	.778	2.77	12	12	0	2	1	0	81.1	77	28	25	4	20	2	49	0	0	0	337	1.193	8.5	0.4	2.2	5.4
2	Bob Shirley	3	2	.600	2.17	12	5	2	2	1	0	45.2	42	16	11	4	20	6	28	0	0	1	197	1.358	8.3	0.8	3.9	5.5

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	KCR	1987-06-14	8-GF	2.0	3	5	5	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	11	5	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3				0.0	-3.88	0	0	0.00
2	Don Sutton	CAL	1987-06-14	GS-7, W	7.0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	28	7	27	4	2	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	69			0.2	3.93			0.64
3	Bob Shirley	NYY	1984-07-23	6-8	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	3	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1				0.0	-0.17	2	0	0.29
4	Don Sutton	MIL	1984-07-23	GS-7, W	6.1	8	4	4	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	27	8	27	4	3	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	4	46			0.1	-0.93			0.92
5	Bob Shirley	CIN	1982-04-25	9-9, W	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.61	1	0	3.93
6	Don Sutton	HOU	1982-04-25	GS-8	7.1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	28	8	28	5	2	0	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	2	64			0.3	1.88			1.06
7	Bob Shirley	STL	1981-05-19	GS-3	2.0	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	7	13	1	3	1	2	0	0	10	0	0	0	4	36			-0.3	-4.57			0.85
8	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-05-19	GS-4	3.2	8	7	7	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	20	9	18	7	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	1	18			-0.4	-4.68			1.16
9	Bob Shirley	STL	1981-05-13	GS-7, L	7.0	5	3	3	0	1	7	1	2	0	0	1	31	12	23	3	1	0	1	0	0	9	2	1	0	2	50			-0.1	-0.12			0.82
10	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-05-13	SHO, W	9.0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	32	6	31	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	80			0.4	3.70			0.94
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Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Bob Shirley (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	1977	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
3	1980	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1981	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	11	9	1	0	0	0	1	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311	1	0	0	0	0

Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Bob Shirley (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-04-26	SDP	LAD	tied 0-0	b2	123	2		Walk; D. Winfield Scores; D. Rader to 3B; G. Sutherland to 2B
2	1977	1977-04-26	SDP	LAD	down 3-1	b5	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
3	1979	1979-06-26	SDP	LAD	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Flyball: CF
4	1979	1979-06-26	SDP	LAD	ahead 1-4	t4	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; B. Almon to 2B
5	1979	1979-06-26	SDP	LAD	ahead 1-5	t6	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B
6	1979	1979-07-04	SDP	LAD	tied 0-0	b2	12-	2		Strikeout
7	1979	1979-07-04	SDP	LAD	ahead 0-3	b4	1-3	0		Strikeout
8	1979	1979-07-04	SDP	LAD	ahead 0-5	b5	12-	2		Flyball: RF
9	1980	1980-09-27	SDP	LAD	down 4-1	b3	---	0		Strikeout Looking
10	1981	1981-05-13	STL	HOU	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Single to CF
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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (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	1977	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1978	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1979	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1980	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
5	1981	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	12	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.091	.000	.091	1	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Bob Shirley (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-04-26	LAD	SDP	down 1-0	t3	---	0		Groundout: 2B-1B
2	1977	1977-04-26	LAD	SDP	ahead 1-2	t5	---	0		Foul Popfly: RF
3	1977	1977-04-26	LAD	SDP	ahead 1-3	t7	---	0		Flyball: RF
4	1978	1978-08-08	LAD	SDP	ahead 2-3	b7	1--	2		Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
5	1979	1979-06-26	LAD	SDP	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	2		Strikeout Looking
6	1979	1979-06-26	LAD	SDP	down 5-1	b5	---	0		Flyball: LF
7	1979	1979-07-04	LAD	SDP	tied 0-0	t3	---	2		Flyball: CF
8	1980	1980-09-27	LAD	SDP	ahead 1-4	t4	---	0		Groundout: P-1B
9	1981	1981-05-13	HOU	STL	tied 0-0	b2	1--	2		Walk; R. Landestoy to 2B
10	1981	1981-05-13	HOU	STL	ahead 0-2	b4	---	2		Groundout: 2B-1B
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Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Comparison

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Totals

Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	263	15	29	3	0	0	8	0	0	13	102	.110	.152	.122	.274	-21	32	2	0	26	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

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4	0.1	-40	1	0	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Sabermetric

Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	3	42	49	262	6	.180	23	-44	-4.4	.011	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

Bob Shirley 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

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Bob Shirley	23-33	1977	1987	266	302	-3.6	-4.0	0.1	-44.65	-4.7	-44.11	0.91
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Batting

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Bob Shirley 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	12	27	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.080	.115	.080	.195	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	Bob Shirley	12	13	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.091	.167	.091	.258	1	0	0	1	0	0

Bob Shirley vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Bob Shirley 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	Bob Shirley	KCR	1987-06-14																																	P
2	Don Sutton	CAL	1987-06-14																																	P
3	Bob Shirley	NYY	1984-07-23																																	P
4	Don Sutton	MIL	1984-07-23																																	P
5	Bob Shirley	CIN	1982-04-25		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Don Sutton	HOU	1982-04-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.42	-0.016	0.32	-0.01%	-0.10			P
7	Bob Shirley	STL	1981-05-19	*	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-05-19	*	4	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	-0.052	0.31	-0.01%	-0.77			P
9	Bob Shirley	STL	1981-05-13	*	8	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.56	0.018	0.60	0.01%	0.15			P
10	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-05-13	*	9	9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.39	0.008	0.15	0.00%	-0.44			P
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