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Donald Howard Sutton

First name: Don

Last name: Sutton

Birthdate: 1945-04-02

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: suttd001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1966LAN1.10.01.10.50.90.33
1967LAN1.10.01.10.20.50.52
1968LAN1.00.01.00.50.80.22
1969LAN1.40.01.40.10.50.91
1970LAN1.20.01.20.81.10.13
1971LAN1.20.01.20.71.10.13
1972LAN1.30.01.30.20.60.82
1973LAN1.20.01.20.10.50.72
1974LAN1.40.01.40.40.80.62
1975LAN1.20.01.20.00.40.81
1976LAN1.30.01.3-0.20.11.10
1977LAN1.10.01.10.20.60.62
1978LAN1.10.01.1-0.10.30.91
1979LAN1.10.01.1-0.10.20.81
1980LAN0.90.00.9-0.6-0.31.3-1
1981HOU0.80.00.80.30.50.31
1982HOU1.00.01.00.20.50.51
1988LAN0.40.00.40.10.20.21
Career19.80.019.83.39.310.727

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1966LAN86-9-800000001027.90.30.00.00.30
1967LAN84-10-9-10000001007.90.00.00.00.00
1968LAN72-6-50-100000827.30.30.00.00.30
1969LAN108-14-13-100-100013-28.4-0.20.00.0-0.20
1970LAN100-9-8101-10001259.60.50.00.00.50
1971LAN95-7-600000001048.60.50.00.00.50
1972LAN105-13-13000000012-18.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
1973LAN97-13-12000000011-18.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1974LAN111-11-10100-10001119.20.10.00.00.10
1975LAN96-12-11-100-100011-28.3-0.20.00.0-0.20
1976LAN99-14-1410-1000010-48.1-0.50.00.0-0.50
1977LAN91-9-91-2000001009.10.00.00.00.00
1978LAN90-13-13000000010-38.9-0.30.00.0-0.30
1979LAN86-12-120-10000010-39.6-0.30.00.0-0.30
1980LAN73-13-13-10-100008-78.6-0.80.00.0-0.80
1981HOU62-6-60000000717.70.10.00.00.10
1982HOU74-9-80000000808.30.00.00.00.00
1988LAN30-4-40000000408.20.00.00.00.00
Career1,559-184-1740-4-1-4000175-8--0.70.00.0-0.70

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1966 LAN NL 37 9.9 225.7 82 94 0 6.10 8.2 0.08 0.09 17 1.00 17 2.1 7.0 2.8 4.1 21
1967 LAN NL 37 10.3 232.7 106 93 -3 6.29 8.4 0.06 0.09 -7 1.01 -7 -0.8 4.3 5.9 1.3 13
1968 LAN NL 35 9.2 207.7 64 74 1 5.93 7.5 0.05 0.09 13 1.01 13 1.7 6.3 2.9 3.6 19
1969 LAN NL 41 13.1 293.3 123 122 3 7.15 8.5 0.10 0.09 2 1.00 2 0.2 6.8 6.4 2.9 20
1970 LAN NL 38 11.5 260.3 127 124 3 6.85 9.4 0.08 0.03 -3 1.00 -3 -0.3 5.4 6.0 2.0 16
1971 LAN NL 38 11.8 265.3 85 106 2 6.98 7.9 0.07 0.03 22 1.00 22 2.8 8.7 3.1 5.2 26
1972 LAN NL 33 11.9 272.7 78 116 8 8.26 7.9 0.03 0.03 32 1.00 32 4.0 9.9 1.9 6.4 30
1973 LAN NL 33 10.9 256.3 78 112 8 7.77 8.2 0.10 0.03 30 1.00 30 3.7 9.1 1.7 5.9 27
1974 LAN NL 40 12.0 276.0 110 119 8 6.90 8.7 0.09 0.03 5 1.00 5 0.6 6.6 5.4 3.1 20
1975 LAN NL 35 11.0 254.3 87 110 12 7.27 8.5 0.14 0.03 16 1.00 16 1.9 7.4 3.6 4.2 22
1976 LAN NL 35 11.8 267.7 98 115 10 7.65 8.5 0.09 0.03 10 1.00 10 1.2 7.1 4.7 3.6 21
1977 LAN NL 33 10.3 240.3 93 115 8 7.28 9.0 0.07 0.03 17 1.00 17 1.9 7.1 3.3 4.1 21
1978 LAN NL 34 10.6 238.3 109 104 0 7.01 8.9 0.12 0.03 -2 1.00 -2 -0.2 5.1 5.5 2.0 15
1979 LAN NL 33 10.1 226.0 109 103 4 6.85 9.2 0.10 0.03 -6 1.00 -6 -0.6 4.4 5.6 1.4 13
1980 LAN NL 32 9.0 212.3 55 92 11 6.63 8.1 0.09 -0.04 28 1.01 28 3.5 8.0 1.0 5.3 24
1981 HOU NL 23 6.9 158.7 51 66 4 6.90 8.1 0.15 -0.04 13 1.00 13 1.6 5.0 1.8 3.0 15
1982 HOU NL 27 8.6 195.0 75 82 1 7.22 8.4 0.11 -0.04 7 1.00 7 0.8 5.1 3.5 2.6 15
1982 MIL AL 7 2.4 54.7 21 26 1 7.81 8.8 0.11 0.04 5 1.00 5 0.6 1.8 0.6 1.1 5
1983 MIL AL 31 9.7 220.3 109 103 2 7.11 9.4 0.11 0.04 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 4.4 5.4 1.5 13
1984 MIL AL 33 9.4 212.7 102 101 -3 6.45 9.2 0.14 0.04 7 1.00 7 0.8 5.5 3.9 2.8 16
1985 CAL AL 5 1.4 31.7 13 15 2 6.34 9.2 0.14 0.04 1 1.00 1 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 2
1985 OAK AL 29 8.5 194.3 88 93 1 6.70 9.2 0.14 0.04 7 1.00 7 0.8 5.1 3.5 2.6 15
1986 CAL AL 34 9.4 207.0 92 105 8 6.09 9.6 0.16 0.04 9 1.00 9 0.9 5.6 3.8 2.8 17
1987 CAL AL 35 8.7 191.7 101 102 8 5.48 10.2 0.19 0.04 -2 1.05 -2 -0.2 4.1 4.5 1.5 12
1988 LAN NL 16 3.8 87.3 44 35 0 5.46 8.7 0.09 -0.04 -8 1.00 -8 -0.9 1.0 2.8 -0.1 3
Career 774 232.2 5282.3 2100 2327 99 208 208 25.7 141.6 90.2 73.3 421

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
1966 LAN 39 1.0 1
1967 LAN 43 -1.0 -1
1968 LAN 33 -1.0 -1
1969 LAN 56 1.0 1
1970 LAN 35 -2.0 -2
1971 LAN 42 -3.0 -3
1972 LAN 40 2.0 2
1973 LAN 41 1.0 1
1974 LAN 48 2.0 2
1975 LAN 36 -1.0 -1
1976 LAN 43 0.0 0
1977 LAN 36 1.0 1
1978 LAN 35 -1.0 -1
1979 LAN 39 0.0 0
1980 LAN 35 -1.0 -1
1981 HOU 30 -1.0 -1
1982 MIL 10 0.0 0
1982 HOU 32 -1.0 -1
1983 MIL 32 -3.0 -3
1984 MIL 28 -2.0 -2
1985 CAL 2 0.0 0
1985 OAK 38 1.0 1
1986 CAL 22 -2.0 -2
1987 CAL 26 -2.0 -2
1988 LAN 17 -1.0 -1
838 -13.0 -13

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1974LAN0.20.00.20.00.10.10
1977LAN0.10.00.1-0.10.00.20
1978LAN0.00.00.0-0.1-0.10.10
Career0.30.00.3-0.20.00.40

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1974LAN12000000000007.50.00.00.00.00
1977LAN10-2-200000001-19.6-0.10.00.0-0.10
1978LAN2-1-100000000-110.2-0.10.00.0-0.10
Career24-3-300000001-2--0.20.00.0-0.20

Postseason Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
1974 LAN MLB 4 1.5 30.0 5 14 0 7.50 7.5 0.06 0.00 9 1.00 9 1.2 2.0 -0.4 1.7 6
1977 LAN MLB 3 1.0 25.0 8 14 0 8.33 8.9 0.07 0.00 6 1.00 6 0.7 1.2 -0.2 1.0 4
1978 LAN MLB 3 0.8 17.7 17 9 0 5.90 11.6 0.10 0.00 -8 1.00 -8 -0.7 -0.3 1.1 -0.5 -1
1982 MIL MLB 3 0.8 18.0 14 9 0 6.00 10.8 0.11 0.00 -5 1.00 -5 -0.5 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 0
1986 CAL MLB 2 0.4 9.7 2 5 1 4.85 9.3 -0.02 0.00 2 0.68 2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 1
Career 15 4.5 100.4 46 51 1 4 4 0.9 3.2 1.4 2.2 10

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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