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Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Pitching Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	173	153	.531	3.54	453	424	10	113	31	2	2930.0	2718	1303	1154	226	1151	65	2074	25	11	119	12398	4076	104	3.61	1.320	8.3	0.7	3.5	6.4

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	5	1	.833	1.98	9	8	0	2	0	0	63.2	47	14	14	3	31	7	44	0	0	3	259	79		2.42	1.225	6.6	0.4	4.4	6.2

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Value

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	68.3	23.0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	37.4	12.1

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Totals Against

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	4076	10971	1937	516	39	235	162	59.19	65	208	182	69	.248	.319	.364	.682	95	.116	.285	1295	3990	781	3894	4076

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	79	220	33	11	0	5	4	55.56	4	5	7	0	.214	.311	.305	.615		.091	.254	22	67	14	78	79

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Starting & Relieving

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	242	57	54.0	20	5	25	0	100.0	10	29

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	7	88	64.3	1	0	0			0	1

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Ratios

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1	16.5	6.2	10.3
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0	16.7	9.3	7.4

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	17.0	12.0	5.0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Pitch Summary

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	774	756	5282.1		93
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	453	424	2930.0		99

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	8	63.2	733	120	433	59.07

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	1	1	.500	1.13	2	2	0	1	0	0	16.0	8	2	2	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	55	0.563	4.5	0.6	0.6	6.8
2	Fernando Valenzuela	1	1	.500	2.25	2	2	0	1	1	0	16.0	14	4	4	0	5	0	16	0	0	0	63	1.188	7.9	0.0	2.8	9.0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-09-27	CG, W	9.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	29	3	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	87			0.5	2.70			0.85
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1981-09-27	GS-7, L	7.0	7	4	4	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	28	9	24	6	1	0	2	0	0	8	0	1	1	1	50			0.0	-1.12			0.81
3	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-04-22	GS-7, L	7.0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	26	6	26	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	64			0.2	1.88			0.97
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1981-04-22	SHO, W	9.0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	11	0	0	0	35	10	31	6	1	0	3	1	0	8	1	1	0	1	81			0.7	3.70			1.83

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (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	1981	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Fernando Valenzuela (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-04-22	LAD	HOU	tied 0-0	t3	---	1		Single to CF
2	1981	1981-04-22	LAD	HOU	tied 0-0	t5	--3	2		Single to LF; P. Guerrero Scores; F. Valenzuela to 2B/Adv on E7
3	1981	1981-09-27	LAD	HOU	tied 0-0	t3	1--	1		Groundout: 2B-1B; M. Scioscia to 2B
4	1981	1981-09-27	LAD	HOU	down 1-0	t6	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Fernando Valenzuela (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	1981	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	1
	Totals	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	1

Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Fernando Valenzuela (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1981	1981-04-22	HOU	LAD	tied 0-0	b2	12-	1		Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-1B
2	1981	1981-04-22	HOU	LAD	down 1-0	b5	---	1		Strikeout Looking
3	1981	1981-09-27	HOU	LAD	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0		Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; D. Thon to 2B
4	1981	1981-09-27	HOU	LAD	ahead 0-1	b6	---	0		Flyball: RF
5	1981	1981-09-27	HOU	LAD	ahead 0-3	b7	12-	1		Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; D. Thon to 2B

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Totals

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	936	56	187	26	1	10	84	0	2	8	145	.200	.205	.262	.467	30	245	12	0	93	6	0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	24	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	.050	.136	.050	.186	1	0	0	2	0	0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Value

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-1.6	-1.6	-1.8	0.4	-186	1	-3	0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	4.1	3.9	4.0	0.2	-85	2	-4	0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Sabermetric

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	16	261	274	1327	46	.197	128	-185	-19.4	.013	3.7	100.0	1
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	37	195	214	862	53	.225	130	-93	-9.4	.062	6.5	0.0	2

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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
2	Fernando Valenzuela	20-35	1981	1996	9	24	0	3	4	21	0	.053	1			.000	20.0		0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Win Probability

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	611	1559	-17.8	-19.9	0.5	-201.16	-21.6	-203.31	0.92
2	Fernando Valenzuela	19-36	1980	1997	439	1044	-8.2	-8.2	-0.6	-86.36	-9.2	-89.28	0.92

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Totals

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	2	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0
2	Fernando Valenzuela	2	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	2	0	0	0	0	0

Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: Game Logs

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Don Sutton vs. Fernando Valenzuela: 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	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-09-27	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.94	-0.041	3.38	-0.09%	-0.79			P
2	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1981-09-27	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.18	-0.042	0.19	0.00%	-0.29			P
3	Don Sutton	HOU	1981-04-22	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.54	-0.112	0.86	-0.04%	-0.94			P
4	Fernando Valenzuela	LAD	1981-04-22	*	9	9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	.667	1.333	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.169	1.33	0.12%	1.00			P

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