Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitching Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	130	99	.568	2.86	344	295	30	98	27	14	2230.1	1719	812	709	174	831	44	1625	40	7	70	9120	2712	121	3.28	1.143	6.9	0.7	3.4	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. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	1	2	.333	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.0	19	10	9	2	10	1	12	2	0	1	89	32		1.43	1.381	8.1	0.9	4.3	5.1
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. Andy Messersmith: Value

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	37.5	18.3
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals Against

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	2712	8104	1234	276	35	137	63	68.50	14	138	99	44	.212	.287	.319	.606	78	.107	.243	752	2587	485	2590	2712
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. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	32	71	16	1	0	0	2	0.00	0	2	6	0	.268	.373	.366	.740		.099	.298	10	26	3	31	32
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. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	194	66	59.3	53	21	40	0	100.0	30	49
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	2	67	52.3						0	0
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1	17.8	9.1	8.7
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	13.5	11.2	2.2
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	15.0	3.9	11.1

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	344	295	2230.1		109
2	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	3	21.0	225	113	140	62.22
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	14	100.1	1186	95	790	66.61

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	0	1	.000	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	7	6	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	28	1.833	12.0	1.5	4.5	6.0
2	Don Sutton	1	0	1.000	1.29	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	26	0.714	6.4	1.3	0.0	10.3

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-06-29	GS-6, L	6.0	8	7	6	1	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	28	11	25	5	2	0	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	3	31			-0.4	-3.71			1.10
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1977-06-29	GS-7, W	7.0	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	26	5	26	3	1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	2	69			0.1	1.84			0.63

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Andy Messersmith (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-06-29	ATL	LAD	ahead 0-2	b2	--3	1		Strikeout
2	1977	1977-06-29	ATL	LAD	down 5-2	b5	---	1		Strikeout

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Andy Messersmith (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	3	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	0	0	0	0	0

Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Andy Messersmith (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1977	1977-06-29	LAD	ATL	down 2-0	t3	---	1		Flyball: CF
2	1977	1977-06-29	LAD	ATL	tied 2-2	t4	123	2		Double to RF; R. Monday Scores; J. Hale Scores; S. Yeager to 3B
3	1977	1977-06-29	LAD	ATL	ahead 2-5	t6	1-3	1		Single to 1B; J. Hale Scores; S. Yeager Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI/unER; D. Sutton out at 3B/2B-P-3B

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Totals

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	729	49	124	30	0	5	54	1	0	46	212	.170	.219	.232	.451	29	169	6	1	46	4	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. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	2	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. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	2.6	2.6	2.7	-0.1	-67	2	-1	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. Andy Messersmith: Batting Sabermetric

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	35	171	181	661	42	.231	98	-70	-7.2	.062	3.4	100.0	1
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. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	28	1974	1974	3	8	0	2	2	6	1	.500	0			.000	2.3		0
2	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	0	4	4	20	1	.200	1			.000	2.0		0

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Andy Messersmith	22-33	1968	1979	347	826	-5.3	-5.8	-0.1	-57.67	-6.1	-60.80	0.90
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. Andy Messersmith: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Don Sutton	1	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Andy Messersmith: 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	Andy Messersmith	ATL	1977-06-29	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.85	-0.062	0.01	0.00%	-0.77			P
2	Don Sutton	LAD	1977-06-29	*	8	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.235	1.66	0.14%	2.53			P

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