Jose Mercedes vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Mercedes and Don Sutton are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 108 for Jose Mercedes and 104 for Don Sutton, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Jose Mercedes gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Don Sutton

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1914
3.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.8
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
6.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.18
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Don Sutton

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
1.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
1.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Don Sutton

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
302.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
521.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
75.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.9
13.05
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
81.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
100.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.26
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.63
5.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
140.47
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100