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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	LAD		SDP	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-10	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	L,0-4	GS	33	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	17 (4)	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	22 (4)	Apr 29 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (4)	May 4	LAD		PHI	L,2-5	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 9	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	37 (4)	May 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	42 (4)	May 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	47 (4)	May 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
11	52 (4)	May 31	LAD		SFG	W,12-10	GS	36	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	57 (4)	Jun 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	61 (3)	Jun 10	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-10	GS	23	4.1	1	1	1	3	0	P
14	65 (3)	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	70 (4)	Jun 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS	31	7.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	75 (4)	Jun 26	LAD		SDP	L,1-5	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	79 (3)	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,4-7	GS	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	83 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-6	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	87 (3)	Jul 9	LAD	@	MON	L,0-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	92 (4)	Jul 14	LAD	@	PHI	L,7-10	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	96 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-7	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	101 (4)	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	21	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	106 (4)	Jul 31	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS	20	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	110 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	115 (4)	Aug 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	120 (4)	Aug 16	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
27	125 (4)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
28	130 (4)	Aug 27	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	135 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	140 (4)	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	144 (3)	Sep 11	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GS	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
32	149 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	156 (6)	Sep 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							33gm		226.0	16	24	1	41	2