Drew Sutton

Stephen Drew Sutton

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 30, 1983 in El Dorado, AR
High School: Roseburg HS (Roseburg, OR)
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 2009
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedSox/Indians/Rays 2009-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.000, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
2004	21	HOU-min	A-	63	295	250	43	70	10	0	1	16	2	4	39	50	.280	.379	.332	.711		83	5	2	2	2	2		TRC · NYPL
2005	22	HOU-min	A,A+	105	453	379	68	104	24	3	16	54	8	5	65	85	.274	.389	.480	.870		182	8	7	1	1	2		LEX,SAL · SALL,CARL
2006	23	HOU-min	A+	125	551	456	65	120	27	2	15	48	20	15	69	84	.263	.360	.430	.789		196	7	3	17	6	6		SAL · CARL
2007	24	HOU-min	AA	128	558	480	81	129	28	1	9	53	24	5	57	86	.269	.351	.388	.738		186	11	7	8	6	3		CPC · TL
2008	25	HOU-min	AA	133	606	520	102	165	39	4	20	69	20	7	76	98	.317	.408	.523	.931		272	8	6	1	3	3		CPC · TL
2009	26	CIN-HOU-min	AAA	49	208	172	33	45	14	2	5	22	1	2	28	41	.262	.382	.453	.835		78	2	6	1	1	1		LOU,RRK · IL,PCL
2009	26	CIN	NL	42	76	66	10	14	4	1	1	9	0	2	7	20	.212	.297	.348	.646	70	23	1	1	2	0	0	/46759
2010	27	CIN-CLE-min	AAA	113	438	359	45	98	24	1	5	42	9	3	61	92	.273	.379	.387	.766		139	4	4	8	6	2		LOU,CLB · IL
2010	27	TOT	MLB	13	42	39	5	10	1	0	2	8	0	0	3	13	.256	.310	.436	.745	106	17	1	0	0	0	0	/645D
2010	27	CIN	NL	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	500	5	0	0	0	0	0	/456
2010	27	CLE	AL	11	39	36	4	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	12	.222	.282	.333	.615	72	12	1	0	0	0	0	/64D
2011	28	BOS-min	AAA	45	192	166	24	49	13	1	5	27	0	2	21	38	.295	.382	.476	.858		79	4	3	1	1	0		PAW · IL
2011	28	BOS	AL	31	60	54	11	17	7	0	0	7	0	0	3	13	.315	.362	.444	.807	116	24	0	1	2	0	0	/54367D
2012	29	ATL-min	AAA	38	164	137	19	37	10	2	0	15	2	3	20	24	.270	.374	.372	.746		51	1	4	1	2	0		GWI · IL
2012	29	TBR	AL	8	31	29	1	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	10	.241	.290	.310	.601	72	9	0	0	0	0	0	/543
4 Yrs				94	209	188	27	48	14	1	3	27	0	2	15	56	.255	.317	.388	.705	91	73	2	2	4	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	360	324	47	83	24	2	5	47	0	3	26	97	.255	.317	.388	.705	91	126	3	3	7	0	0

CIN (2 yrs)				44	79	69	11	16	4	1	2	13	0	2	7	21	.232	.312	.406	.717	88	28	1	1	2	0	0
TBR (1 yr)				8	31	29	1	7	2	0	0	3	0	0	2	10	.241	.290	.310	.601	72	9	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				31	60	54	11	17	7	0	0	7	0	0	3	13	.315	.362	.444	.807	116	24	0	1	2	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				11	39	36	4	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	12	.222	.282	.333	.615	72	12	1	0	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				50	130	119	16	32	10	0	1	14	0	0	8	35	.269	.320	.378	.698	93	45	1	1	2	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				44	79	69	11	16	4	1	2	13	0	2	7	21	.232	.312	.406	.717	88	28	1	1	2	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2009	26	CIN	NL	42	76	-3	-1	0	0	0	-4	-0.4	2	-2	-0.2	.491	.498	-0.2	0.0	-2	$	/46759
2010	27	CIN	NL	2	3	2	-0	0	0	0	2	0.2	0	2	0.2	.575	.501	0.2	0.0	2	$	/456
2010	27	CLE	AL	11	39	-2	0	-0	2	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.507	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$	/64D
2011	28	BOS	AL	31	60	2	0	0	-2	-0	0	0.0	2	2	0.2	.500	.500	0.4	-0.2	4	$	/54367D
2012	29	TBR	AL	8	31	-1	0	0	2	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.515	.501	0.0	0.2	0	$	/543
4 Seasons				94	209	-3	-0	0	2	1	-0	0.0	6	6	0.6	.500	.500	0.4	0.3	4	$

CIN (2 yrs)				44	79	-2	-1	0	0	0	-2	-0.2	2	0	0.0	.495	.499	0.0	0.0	0	$
TBR (1 yr)				8	31	-1	0	0	2	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.515	.501	0.0	0.2	0	$
BOS (1 yr)				31	60	2	0	0	-2	-0	0	0.0	2	2	0.2	.500	.500	0.4	-0.2	4	$
CLE (1 yr)				11	39	-2	0	-0	2	0	1	0.1	1	2	0.2	.507	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
2009	26	CIN	NL	76	57	7	3.3	107	.289	.212	.266	.297	.339	.348	.422	.646	.761	70	.334	-3.0	-0.3	.527	.212	.136	.0
2010	27	TOT	MLB	42	30	6	5.4	95	.333	.256	.254	.310	.321	.436	.398	.745	.719	106	.562	0.1	0.0	.667	.256	.179	.0
2010	27	CIN	NL	3	1	3	80.2	104	1.000	.667	.264	.667	.335	1.667	.416	2.333	.751	500	.995	1.6	0.2	5.000	1.000	1.000	.0
2010	27	CLE	AL	39	29	3	2.8	95	.304	.222	.253	.282	.320	.333	.397	.615	.717	72	.277	-1.4	-0.1	.517	.194	.111	.0
2011	28	BOS	AL	60	39	9	6.2	103	.415	.315	.264	.362	.330	.444	.418	.807	.747	116	.631	1.4	0.1	.757	.185	.130
2012	29	TBR	AL	31	22	3	3.7	91	.368	.241	.244	.290	.309	.310	.395	.601	.704	72	.397	-1.0	-0.1	.500	.138	.069
4 Yrs				209	148	25	4.5	101	.349	.255	.259	.317	.328	.388	.412	.705	.740	91	.484	-2.4	-0.2	.611	.202	.133	.0
162 Game Avg.				360	255	43	4.5	101	.349	.255	.259	.317	.328	.388	.412	.705	.740	91	.484	-2.4	-0.2	.611	.202	.133

CIN (2 yrs)				79	58	10	4.6	107	.304	.232	.266	.312	.339	.406	.422	.717	.761	88	.483	-1.4	-0.1	.607	.246	.174	.0
TBR (1 yr)				31	22	3	3.7	91	.368	.241	.244	.290	.309	.310	.395	.601	.704	72	.397	-1.0	-0.1	.500	.138	.069
BOS (1 yr)				60	39	9	6.2	103	.415	.315	.264	.362	.330	.444	.418	.807	.747	116	.631	1.4	0.1	.757	.185	.130
CLE (1 yr)				39	29	3	2.8	95	.304	.222	.253	.282	.320	.333	.397	.615	.717	72	.276	-1.4	-0.1	.517	.194	.111	.0

AL (3 yrs)				130	90	15	4.5	98	.373	.269	.256	.320	.322	.378	.406	.698	.728	93	.483	-1.0	-0.1	.614	.176	.109	.0
NL (2 yrs)				79	58	10	4.6	107	.304	.232	.266	.312	.339	.406	.422	.717	.761	88	.483	-1.4	-0.1	.607	.246	.174	.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2009	26	CIN	NL	76	1.3%	26.3%	9.2%	7.9%	43%	2.86	3.3	66.0	7.3	0.59	1.06	59%	13%	4.2%	11%
2010	27	TOT	MLB	42	4.8%	31.0%	7.1%	7.1%	30%	4.33	3.0	19.5	4.9	1.60	2.40	57%	4%	22.2%	10%
2010	27	CIN	NL	3	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	50%		3.0	3.0	.8	1.00		33%	0%	100.0%	0%
2010	27	CLE	AL	39	2.6%	30.8%	7.7%	5.1%	25%	4.00	3.0	36.0	9.0	1.67	2.40	59%	4%	12.5%	11%
2011	28	BOS	AL	60	0.0%	21.7%	5.0%	11.7%	41%	4.33	4.2		7.7	0.52	0.92	68%	19%	0.0%	4%
2012	29	TBR	AL	31	0.0%	32.3%	6.5%	6.5%	29%	5.00	2.9		9.7	0.46	0.86	61%	32%	0.0%	23%
4 Yrs				209	1.4%	26.8%	7.2%	8.6%	38%	3.73	3.4	62.7	7.0	0.68	1.14	62%	15%	4.3%	10%
MLB Averages					2.6%	18.5%	8.5%	7.6%	33%	2.18	4.8	34.9	8.1	0.80	1.08	69%	19%	7.5%	13%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2009	26	CIN	NL	-3.0	-0.3	78	0.2	1.6	-1.4	1.11	-0.2	0.4	1.4	0.1	0.88	-1.8	1.51	22
2010	27	TOT	MLB	0.1	0.0	42	-0.2	0.5	-0.8	.94	-0.1	-0.1	1.9	0.2	0.91	0.4	0.02	1
2010	27	CIN	NL	1.6	0.2	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	.01	0.1	0.3	3.7	0.3	1.42	1.5	0.02	1
2010	27	CLE	AL	-1.4	-0.1	39	-0.2	0.5	-0.8	1.02	-0.3	0.0	-1.7	-0.2	0.87	-1.1		0
2011	28	BOS	AL	1.4	0.1	61	0.1	0.9	-0.9	.88	0.2	-0.1	4.0	0.4	0.99	2.4	0.86	4
2012	29	TBR	AL	-1.0	-0.1	33	-0.1	0.4	-0.6	.94	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	-0.0	0.92	-1.8		0
4 Yrs				-2.4	-0.2	214	-0.1	3.5	-3.6	.99	-0.4	0.3	7.0	0.6	0.92	-0.8	1.36	27

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	CS	SB%	CS2	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2009	26	CIN	NL	0	43%	34	2	0%	2	1	0	40%	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010	27	TOT	MLB	0	27%	13	0		0	0	0	50%	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	1
2010	27	CIN	NL	0	0%	2	0		0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	27	CLE	AL	0	30%	11	0		0	0	0	67%	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1
2011	28	BOS	AL	1	52%	42	0		0	0	2	62%	6	3	3	0	0	7	2	5
2012	29	TBR	AL	0	11%	8	0		0	1	2	0%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				1	39%	97	2	0%	2	2	4	52%	14	8	5	1	1	8	2	6

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2009	26	CIN	NL	76	100%	14	2	2	22	4	0	2	1.51	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	100%	13	1	8%	5	3	60%	32	8	25%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
2010	27	TOT	MLB	42	100%	10	1	0	1	1	1	1	0.02	2	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	50%	2	0	0%	23	6	26%	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	0
2010	27	CIN	NL	3	100%	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.02	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		4	3	75%	0	0		0	0		0
2010	27	CLE	AL	39	100%	8	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	1	50%	2	0	0%	19	3	16%	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	0
2011	28	BOS	AL	60	100%	17	2	0	4	1	0	0	0.86	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	7	0	0%	6	2	33%	37	9	24%	5	2	40%	5	3	60%	0
2012	29	TBR	AL	31	100%	7	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		18	3	17%	1	0	0%	0	0		0
4 Yrs				209	100%	48	6	2	27	6	1	3	1.36	3	1	5	1	2	2	1	0	4	4	100%	23	2	9%	13	5	38%	110	26	24%	9	4	44%	7	4	57%	0
MLB Averages					55%																			69%			11%			32%			14%			51%			55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2009	26	CIN	NL	77	295	3.83	173	59%	21%	24%	27%	28%	79%	0%	46%	69%	36%	5%	4	0	21%	16	9	3%	2	1	25%	-1	0	0
2010	27	TOT	MLB	42	157	3.74	100	64%	29%	21%	24%	26%	71%	0%	45%	70%	26%	7%	3	0	19%	8	4	12%	5	2	23%	0	0	0
2010	27	CIN	NL	3	12	4.00	7	58%	43%	14%	14%	29%	57%	0%	33%	75%	0%	0%	0	0	33%	1	1	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2010	27	CLE	AL	39	145	3.72	93	64%	28%	22%	25%	26%	72%	0%	46%	70%	28%	8%	3	0	18%	7	3	13%	5	2	25%	0	0	0
2011	28	BOS	AL	60	252	4.20	161	64%	19%	15%	39%	27%	81%	0%	52%	82%	28%	2%	1	0	7%	4	2	7%	4	4	8%	0	0	0
2012	29	TBR	AL	31	131	4.23	88	67%	19%	22%	38%	22%	81%	0%	54%	73%	23%	6%	2	0	16%	5	1	0%	0	0	10%	0	0	0
4 Yrs				210	835	3.98	522	63%	22%	20%	32%	26%	78%	0%	49%	74%	30%	5%	10	0	16%	33	16	5%	11	7	18%	-1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.82		63%	28%	15%	27%	30%	72%	2%	45%	79%	26%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
2009	26	42	76	66	10	14	4	1	1	9	2	7	20	.212	.297	.348	.646	70	23	1	1	2
2010	27	55	118	105	15	24	5	1	3	17	2	10	33	.229	.302	.381	.683	83	40	2	1	2
2011	28	86	178	159	26	41	12	1	3	24	2	13	46	.258	.322	.403	.724	94	64	2	2	4
2012	29	94	209	188	27	48	14	1	3	27	2	15	56	.255	.317	.388	.705	91	73	2	2	4

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2009	26	42	76	66	11	14	4	1	1	10	7	20	.212	.297	.348	.646	7	42
2010	27	13	46	42	6	13	1	0	3	10	4	13	.310	.370	.548	.917	8	13
2011	28	31	59	53	10	16	7	0	0	7	3	13	.302	.351	.434	.785	8	31
2012	29	8	32	30	1	8	2	0	0	3	2	10	.267	.313	.333	.646	3	8
4 Yrs		94	213	191	28	51	14	1	4	30	16	56	.267	.330	.414	.744	26	94
162 Game Avg.		162	367	329	48	88	24	2	7	52	28	97	.267	.330	.414	.744	45	94

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