Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Pitching Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Don Sutton 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	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	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

Don Sutton 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	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	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

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Value

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	22.7	3.3

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Totals Against

Don Sutton 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	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	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

Don Sutton 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	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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	12	34	8	2	0	2	0	100.00	0	1	0	1	.294	.324	.353	.677		.059	.345	6	12	2	12	12

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Starting & Relieving

Don Sutton 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	Don Sutton	21-43	1966	1988	483	64	56.7	10	0	0	0	100.0	12	18
2	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	182	55	51.4	94	32	34	3	72.7	48	119

Don Sutton 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	7	50	54.3	0	0		0		0	1
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	1	50	51.0						0	0

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Ratios

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0	13.4	7.4	6.0

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	16.2	5.4	10.8

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Pitch Summary

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	452	333	2240.0		91

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	2	8.2	128	64	86	67.19

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Pitching

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Don Sutton 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	Ed Whitson	1	0	1.000	1.84	3	1	0	0	0	0	14.2	11	3	3	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	58	0.886	6.8	0.0	1.2	7.4
2	Don Sutton	1	2	.333	5.12	3	3	0	2	0	0	19.1	21	12	11	5	3	0	10	0	0	1	80	1.241	9.8	2.3	1.4	4.7

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Don Sutton 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	Don Sutton	CAL	1986-05-23	GS-2, L	1.1	7	6	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	8	10	4	1	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0	3	19			-0.3	-4.51			0.69
2	Ed Whitson	NYY	1986-05-23	3-8, W	5.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	18	3	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0				0.1	1.79	1	0	0.49
3	Don Sutton	MIL	1982-09-02 (2)	CG, L	9.0	8	4	4	0	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	35	11	32	6	0	0	1	1	0	14	1	1	0	2	56			-0.4	0.23			1.57
4	Ed Whitson	CLE	1982-09-02 (2)	GS-6	5.2	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	24	7	23	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	55			0.1	1.40			0.91
5	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-07-18	CG, W	9.0	6	2	2	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	1	34	7	32	3	1	1	1	0	0	12	0	1	0	3	72			0.1	2.22			0.66
6	Ed Whitson	PIT	1978-07-18	4-7	3.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	16	4	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0				0.0	0.90	1	0	0.40

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batter vs. Pitcher

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Don Sutton (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	1978	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

Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Don Sutton (Pitcher) vs. Ed Whitson (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-07-18	LAD	PIT	ahead 2-5	t6	1--	0		Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; B. North to 2B; D. Sutton to 1B

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Ed Whitson (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	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

Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Ed Whitson (Pitcher) vs. Don Sutton (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1978	1978-07-18	PIT	LAD	down 5-2	b5	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; K. Macha to 2B

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Comparison

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Totals

Don Sutton 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	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	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

Don Sutton 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	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	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

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Value

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-1.4	-1.5	-1.5	0.2	-93	2	-3	0

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Sabermetric

Don Sutton 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	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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	10	90	98	586	18	.175	50	-92	-9.5	.021	3.4		0

Don Sutton 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	Don Sutton	29-41	1974	1986	15	24	0	4	4	20	1	.200	1			.000	2.0		0
2	Ed Whitson	29	1984	1984	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	.000	0			.000	3.0		0

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Batting Win Probability

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: 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	Ed Whitson	22-36	1977	1991	377	673	-8.5	-9.2	0.0	-97.13	-10.2	-97.15	0.92

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Head-to-Head Batting

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Totals

Don Sutton 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	Ed Whitson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Don Sutton	3	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	2	0	0

Don Sutton vs. Ed Whitson: Game Logs

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Don Sutton 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	Don Sutton	CAL	1986-05-23																																	P
2	Ed Whitson	NYY	1986-05-23																																	P
3	Don Sutton	MIL	1982-09-02 (2)																																	P
4	Ed Whitson	CLE	1982-09-02 (2)																																	P
5	Don Sutton	LAD	1978-07-18	*	9	9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.19	-0.061	2.72	-0.08%	0.04			P
6	Ed Whitson	PIT	1978-07-18		4	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	-0.023	2.17	-0.02%	-0.19			P

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