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Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitching Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	96	92	.511	3.14	824	39	541	5	1	180	1514.2	1318	597	528	108	582	128	1109	22	4	63	6313	1998	117	3.26	1.254	7.8	0.6	3.5	6.6
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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	3	3	.500	2.24	26	0	19	0	0	8	52.1	38	15	13	1	33	9	48	1	0	3	223	76		1.81	1.357	6.5	0.2	5.7	8.3
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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Value

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	21.0	5.7
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals Against

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	1998	5561	956	213	41	57	42	57.58	1	135	102	46	.237	.309	.348	.658	88	.111	.276	610	1937	362	1922	1998
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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	76	184	29	6	2	4	4	50.00	1	4	2	3	.207	.326	.277	.603		.071	.268	19	51	9	72	76
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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Starting & Relieving

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	13	33	47.4	464	149	32	50	78.3	541	785
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	0			13	3	23	2	80.0	19	26
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Ratios

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2	17.6	9.2	8.3
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	21.5	14.8	6.7
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	15.0	3.9	11.1

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitch Summary

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	824	39	1514.2
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	0	52.1	407		242	59.46
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	1186	95	790	66.61

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	4	.333	4.21	12	12	0	1	1	0	77.0	66	39	36	8	32	7	62	1	1	0	319	1.273	7.7	0.9	3.7	7.2
2	Tug McGraw	2	3	.400	4.20	12	1	10	0	0	5	15.0	13	7	7	1	7	1	10	0	0	1	65	1.333	7.8	0.6	4.2	6.0

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	PHI	1981-08-21	9-GF, S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.2	0.45	0	0	3.31
2	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-08-21	GS-6	6.0	8	3	2	1	0	4	0	5	0	1	0	30	12	26	8	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	47			0.0	-0.28			1.47
3	Tug McGraw	PHI	1981-06-08	8-GF, S	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0.4	1.59	2	0	2.99
4	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-06-08	GS-6, L	6.0	7	4	3	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	27	9	23	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	2	1	1	46			-0.2	-1.28			0.85
5	Tug McGraw	PHI	1979-07-14	9-GF, S	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0				0.0	-0.24	3	1	2.19
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-07-14	GS-4, L	4.0	4	7	6	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	20	8	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	3	27			-0.4	-5.06			0.76
7	Tug McGraw	PHI	1978-06-03	9-GF, W	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				0.1	0.45	0	0	1.73
8	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-06-03	GS-7	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	5	25	2	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	67			0.3	2.16			1.11
9	Tug McGraw	PHI	1977-07-27	8-GF(8), BL	1.0	2	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1				-0.6	-2.52	0	0	2.48
10	Don Sutton	LAD	1977-07-27	GS-8	7.1	5	5	5	0	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	31	9	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	49			-0.3	-2.68			1.24
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Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (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	1966	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

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Tug McGraw (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-09-12	NYM	LAD	ahead 0-1	t3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Tug McGraw (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	1966	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	1970	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0

Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Tug McGraw (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1966	1966-09-12	LAD	NYM	down 1-0	b2	1--	2		Strikeout
2	1970	1970-07-17	LAD	NYM	tied 0-0	b10	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; M. Mota to 2B

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Totals

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	214	14	39	7	0	1	18	0	0	10	57	.182	.221	.229	.450	26	49	2	1	21	1	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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Value

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.1	-20	0	0	0
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Sabermetric

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	8	50	55	199	13	.242	31	-22	-2.2	.047	3.8		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

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	24-36	1969	1981	26	6	0	1	2	5	0	.333	1			.000	2.5		0
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	0	4	4	20	1	.200	1			.000	2.0		0

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Win Probability

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Tug McGraw	20-39	1965	1984	826	247	-2.5	-2.2	-0.1	-20.79	-2.1	-21.82	1.07
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	26	22	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.136	.136	.182	.318	4	0	0	4	0	0
2	Tug McGraw	12	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Tug McGraw: 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	Tug McGraw	PHI	1981-08-21		1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
2	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-08-21	*	7	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.081	1.69	-0.08%	-1.15			P
3	Tug McGraw	PHI	1981-06-08		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
4	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-06-08	*	7	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.93	-0.115	0.90	-0.03%	-0.87			P
5	Tug McGraw	PHI	1979-07-14		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
6	Don Sutton	LAD	1979-07-14	*	5	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.56	-0.076	0.09	0.00%	-0.76			P
7	Tug McGraw	PHI	1978-06-03		1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
8	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-06-03	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.77	-0.038	1.12	-0.03%	-0.31			P
9	Tug McGraw	PHI	1977-07-27		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
10	Don Sutton	LAD	1977-07-27	*	8	9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.53	0.000	0.85	0.00%	0.20			P
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