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Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Pitching Comparison

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	171	139	.552	4.08	457	392	30	72	18	6	2697.2	2662	1324	1223	236	1081	75	1679	46	38	100	11548	3896	97	3.93	1.387	8.9	0.8	3.6	5.6
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	126	123	.506	3.79	452	333	48	35	12	8	2240.0	2240	1045	944	211	698	54	1266	29	14	32	9479	3089	98	3.82	1.312	9.0	0.8	2.8	5.1

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	1	1	.500	3.72	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.1	14	9	8	0	12	2	12	1	1	0	84	27		3.54	1.345	6.5	0.0	5.6	5.6
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	0	1.000	4.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	4	4	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	37	12		1.86	1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	6.2

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Value

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	457	392	2697.2	31.2	8.0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	457	392	2697.2	3896	10219	1882	465	79	314	117	72.85	59	186	110	89	.260	.331	.391	.722	100	.130	.289	1346	3993	780	3789	3896
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	3089	8571	1610	356	63	197	74	72.69	12	160	101	78	.261	.316	.391	.708	101	.130	.283	1076	3355	630	2967	3089

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	3	3	19.1	27	68											.206	.333					.250				27	27
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34											.294	.333					.357				12	12

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	208	53	50.9	45	15	33	4	60.0	30	65
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Rick Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989									0	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984									0	0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	457	392	2697.2	14.5	9.4	5.2
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Rick Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	3	3	19.1	14.3	14.3	0.0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	457	392	2697.2		99
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Rick Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	3	3	19.1
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	1	1	.500	2.70	3	2	1	1	0	0	13.1	13	4	4	1	3	0	6	0	0	1	56	1.200	8.8	0.7	2.0	4.1
2	Ed Whitson	2	1	.667	3.68	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.2	18	6	6	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	62	1.295	11.0	0.6	0.6	5.5

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	CHC	1988-07-09	GS-3, L	2.1	6	3	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	15	8	11	6	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	31	49	29	-0.2	-2.55			1.02
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-07-09	GS-7, W	6.1	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	24	5	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	61	82	58	0.1	0.15			0.71
3	Rick Sutcliffe	CHC	1984-07-18	CG, W	9.0	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	34	8	33	4	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	76			0.3	3.41			0.77
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-18	GS-1, L	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	33			-0.2	-2.51			0.94
5	Rick Sutcliffe	LAD	1980-09-25	8-GF	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0				0.0	0.89	0	0	0.30
6	Ed Whitson	SFG	1980-09-25	GS-8, W	7.1	9	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	31	10	29	7	1	0	3	0	0	13	1	1	0	2	58			0.3	1.91			1.59

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Rick Sutcliffe (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Rick Sutcliffe (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (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	1988	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0

Rick Sutcliffe (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Rick Sutcliffe (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1988	1988-07-09	SDP	CHC	ahead 0-1	b2	1--	1	3 (1-1)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; G. Templeton to 2B

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Rick Sutcliffe (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Rick Sutcliffe (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	1988	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Rick Sutcliffe (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Rick Sutcliffe (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1988	1988-07-09	CHC	SDP	down 2-0	t3	1--	1	3 (0-2)	Groundout: 1B unassisted; G. Varsho to 2B

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Comparison

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	316	657	562	42	102	22	1	4	55	4	0	34	143	.181	.229	.246	.474	30	138	15	2	54	5	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	576	24	72	9	0	1	27	0	0	18	169	.125	.152	.146	.297	-16	84	3	0	79	0	0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Rick Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	3	9	8	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8	1	0	1	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	316	657	2.7	2.6	2.7	0.1	-57	0	2	0
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	316	657	27	138	144	534	35	.233	93	-56	-5.9	.064	3.9	100.00	4
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	28-33	1984	1989	3	9	2	4	4	6		.600	1			.500	4.0		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3		.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Rick Sutcliffe	20-38	1976	1994	316	657	-4.5	-5.2	0.1	-52.52		-56.23	0.90
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13		-97.15	0.92

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Batting

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	3	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ed Whitson	3	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0

Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Rick Sutcliffe vs. Ed Whitson: 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 Sutcliffe	CHC	1988-07-09	*	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.020	1.42	-0.01%	-0.17			P
2	Ed Whitson	SDP	1988-07-09	*	7	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.46	-0.007	0.08	0.00%	-0.13			P
3	Rick Sutcliffe	CHC	1984-07-18	*	9	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.31	0.019	0.75	0.03%	0.29			P
4	Ed Whitson	SDP	1984-07-18	*	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Rick Sutcliffe	LAD	1980-09-25		2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Ed Whitson	SFG	1980-09-25	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	-0.150	0.00	0.00%	-1.85			P

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