Don Sutton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 2, 1945 in Clio, AL us

Died: January 18, 2021 in Rancho Mirage, CA

High School: Gonzalez Tate HS (Pensacola, FL)

Schools: Gulf Coast State College (Panama City, FL), Mississippi College (Clinton, MS), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

Debut: April 14, 1966 (Age 21-012d, 12,452nd in major league history)
vs. HOU 7.0 IP, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: August 9, 1988 (Age 43-129d)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1998. (Voted by BBWAA on 386/473 ballots)
View Don Sutton's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Agents: Lonnie Cooper • Previously: LaRue Harcourt

Full Name: Donald Howard Sutton

Nicknames: Black & Decker or The Mechanic

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

66.7

324

256

ERA

3.26

774

756

5282.1

3574

WHIP

1.142

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 25	LAD		MON	W,6-1	GS	29	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (4)	May 7	LAD	@	MON	L,0-1	GS	34	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 18	LAD		HOU	L,3-4	GS	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
8	35 (4)	May 23	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	45 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
11	50 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	58 (7)	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-13	GS	29	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	61 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD		ATL	L,0-1	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 28	LAD		HOU	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	70 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-9	GS	32	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	74 (3)	Jul 7	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
17	79 (4)	Jul 11	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	83 (3)	Jul 16	LAD		MON	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	87 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
20	92 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-7	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	97 (4)	Aug 2	LAD		SFG	W,12-11	GS	29	5.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	101 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	105 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
24	109 (3)	Aug 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 21	LAD		STL	L,0-4	GS	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	124 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	130 (5)	Sep 5	LAD		CIN	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	135 (4)	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	140 (4)	Sep 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	145 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	150 (4)	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
33	154 (3)	Oct 3	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							33gm		272.2	18	34	1	53	2