Lou Whitaker vs. Don Sutton — Matchup Analysis
Don Sutton has dominated this matchup. Whitaker is hitting just 0.188 in this matchup, 32% below their career average and below Sutton's career opposing average of 0.235. Whitaker also posted an OPS of 0.684, well below the career mark of 0.789. Even with Whitaker striking out less often than usual, once every 11.7 PA versus a career rate of once every 9.1 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Sutton. Edge: Sutton.
How Lou Whitaker put the ball into play against Don Sutton
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Sutton to Lou Whitaker
Matchup Details for Lou Whitaker and Don Sutton
Stats that describe the matchup between Lou Whitaker and Don Sutton including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
35
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances
9967
Don Sutton Career Batters Faced
21631
In this matchup
0.188
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average
0.276
Don Sutton Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.063
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.029
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.024
In this matchup
0.333
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.103
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.101
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.667
Lou Whitaker Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.222
Don Sutton Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.132
In this matchup
0.148
Lou Whitaker Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
Don Sutton Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Hit By Pitch
20
Don Sutton Career Batters Hit By Pitch
82
Outs
In this matchup
23
In this matchup
1
Lou Whitaker Career Intentional Walks
79
Don Sutton Career Intentional Walks Allowed
102
In this matchup
3
Lou Whitaker Career Strikeouts
1099
Don Sutton Career Strikeouts Thrown
3574
In this matchup
11.667
Lou Whitaker Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.070
Don Sutton Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.052
In this matchup
1.333
Lou Whitaker Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.090
Don Sutton Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.380
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Lou Whitaker Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.366
Don Sutton Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.284
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Hits
89
Don Sutton Career Sacrifice Hits
168
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Sacrifice Flies
91
Don Sutton Career Sacrifice Flies
105
In this matchup
0
Lou Whitaker Career Ground into Double Play
143
Don Sutton Career Double Plays Enabled
190
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0