Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Pitching Comparison

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	100	92	.521	3.47	297	224	20	72	13	4	1730.1	1395	732	667	172	657	50	1449	28	20	37	7147	2148	108	3.53	1.186	7.3	0.9	3.4	7.5
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

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0		1.73	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5
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

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Value

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	297	224	1730.1	26.8	11.7
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Totals Against

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	297	224	1730.1	2148	6335	931	249	43	217	78	73.56	6	70	73	53	.220	.294	.355	.649	84	.134	.257	672	2246	464	2080	2148
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

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	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

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Starting & Relieving

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	144	64	57.7	46	18	39	1	80.0	20	73
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	0			0	0				0	1
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Ratios

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	297	224	1730.1	20.3	9.2	11.1
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	16.7	0.0	16.7
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	15.0	3.9	11.1

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	297	224	1730.1		95
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	1	0	2.0	24		15	62.50
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	1186	95	790	66.61

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Pitching

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	0	0		3.14	3	2	1	0	0	0	14.1	9	6	5	2	9	2	14	0	0	0	62	1.256	5.7	1.3	5.7	8.8
2	Don Sutton	1	0	1.000	1.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.2	13	4	3	0	4	0	12	0	0	0	73	0.911	6.3	0.0	1.9	5.8

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	CIN	1982-04-25	GS-7	6.1	5	3	2	1	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	27	8	24	3	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	2	57			-0.1	-0.54			0.49
2	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
3	Mario Soto	CIN	1979-07-31	9-GF	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.0	0.47	0	0	0.02
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-07-31	GS-6, W	5.1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	20	4	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	60			0.1	0.60			0.92
5	Mario Soto	CIN	1978-09-27	GS-7	7.0	4	3	3	0	1	7	2	8	0	0	0	32	11	25	2	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	58			-0.1	0.12			0.83
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-09-27	GS-6	6.0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	25	8	20	3	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	1	1	62			0.2	1.68			1.36

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batter vs. Pitcher

Mario Soto (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Mario Soto (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	1978	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1982	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Mario Soto (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Mario Soto (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-09-27	CIN	LAD	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Strikeout
2	1978	1978-09-27	CIN	LAD	down 3-0	b5	-2-	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; J. Kennedy to 3B
3	1982	1982-04-25	CIN	HOU	down 1-0	t2	-2-	2		Strikeout
4	1982	1982-04-25	CIN	HOU	down 2-0	t5	---	2		Groundout: SS-1B

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mario Soto (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mario Soto (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	1978	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1982	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mario Soto (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Mario Soto (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-09-27	LAD	CIN	tied 0-0	t2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1978	1978-09-27	LAD	CIN	ahead 0-3	t4	---	2		Strikeout
3	1978	1978-09-27	LAD	CIN	ahead 1-3	t6	12-	2		Strikeout
4	1982	1982-04-25	HOU	CIN	ahead 0-1	b3	---	1		Strikeout
5	1982	1982-04-25	HOU	CIN	ahead 0-2	b5	---	0		Strikeout
6	1982	1982-04-25	HOU	CIN	ahead 1-3	b7	---	1		Single to RF

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Comparison

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Totals

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	303	603	530	32	70	13	1	1	24	0	0	11	166	.132	.152	.166	.318	-12	88	2	2	58	2	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

Mario Soto 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

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	303	603	-1.1	-1.1	-1.2	0.1	-80	2	-1	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Sabermetric

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	303	603	15	83	93	522	19	.189	55	-83	-8.7	.034	3.2		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

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	22	1979	1979	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

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Mario Soto	20-31	1977	1988	303	603	-6.6	-7.4	0.6	-75.34	-8.0	-79.40	0.97
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Head-to-Head Batting

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Totals

Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Don Sutton	3	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	1	0	0	0	0	0

Mario Soto vs. Don Sutton: Game Logs

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Mario Soto 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	Mario Soto	CIN	1982-04-25	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.87	-0.045	0.61	-0.02%	-0.37			P
2	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
3	Mario Soto	CIN	1979-07-31		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-07-31	*	6	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.39	-0.029	0.01	0.00%	-0.55			P
5	Mario Soto	CIN	1978-09-27	*	7	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	-0.049	0.00	0.00%	-0.37			P
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-09-27	*	7	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.74	-0.058	0.00	0.00%	-0.71			P

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