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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 14	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	13 (3)	Apr 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
5	23 (4)	Apr 30	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	27 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-7	GS	23	5.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
7	31 (3)	May 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	35 (3)	May 15	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 21	HOU		NYM	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	45 (4)	May 26	HOU		MON	L,0-4	GS	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	49 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	MON	L,0-10	GS	11	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	53 (3)	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,7-6	GS	35	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
13	57 (3)	Jun 11	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
14	62 (4)	Jun 16	HOU		ATL	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	66 (3)	Jun 21	HOU		SDP	L,4-7	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	71 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		LAD	L,1-4	GS	34	6.1	2	3	0	5	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	76 (4)	Jul 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS	32	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	81 (4)	Jul 7	HOU		CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	86 (4)	Jul 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-5	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	91 (4)	Jul 20	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
21	95 (3)	Jul 25	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	31	7.2	3	0	0	3	0	P
22	99 (3)	Jul 30	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (5)	Aug 4	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	GS	27	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	111 (5)	Aug 9	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS	31	7.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	116 (4)	Aug 15	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS	28	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	121 (4)	Aug 20	HOU		MON	W,4-3	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	126 (4)	Aug 25	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Houston Astros to Milwaukee Brewers
28	134	Sep 2 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
29	139 (4)	Sep 7	MIL		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	144 (4)	Sep 12	MIL	@	NYY	L,8-9	GS	31	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	150 (5)	Sep 19	MIL		NYY	W,14-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	154 (3)	Sep 24	MIL		BAL	W,15-6	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
33	158 (3)	Sep 29	MIL	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	163 (4)	Oct 3	MIL	@	BAL	W,10-2	GS	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
							34gm		249.2	22	28	1	51	3