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

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-17 / in Starts: 18-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1975 Pitching Game Log

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1975 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	333	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-7		99	7.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	0	1.29	1.59	27	7	9	0	0	5	67			2	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.254	2.14	0.24%	2.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
2	334	4	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-0	SHO	W(1-0)	3	9.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	0.56	1.21	32	9	9	0	0	4	87			1	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	.88	0.367	1.11	0.28%	3.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
3	335	8	Apr 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	W(2-0)	3	9.0	1	1	1	1	8	1	0	0.72	1.71	28	5	13	2	0	1	88			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.402	1.22	0.37%	2.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
4	336	12	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	W(3-0)	3	7.0	5	1	0	2	7	0	0	0.56	1.65	28	1	13	1	2	5	70			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.258	1.77	0.27%	2.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
5	337	16	Apr 23	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-7	GS-5	L(3-1)	3	4.2	11	7	5	2	5	0	0	1.72	1.66	28	7	12	7	0	2	21			1	0	0	24	4	0	1	0	1	1	.82	-0.258	1.50	-0.28%	-5.30	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d7
6	338	20	Apr 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	6	3	3	2	9	0	0	1.97	1.58	35	9	9	2	2	6	70			0	0	0	33	3	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.197	1.99	0.24%	1.30	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	339	24	May 2	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	5	0	0	2	9	0	0	1.65	1.53	32	11	8	2	0	2	84			2	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.402	2.28	0.62%	3.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
8	340	28	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	W(6-1)	3	9.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	1.55	1.68	32	7	12	0	1	4	82			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.417	1.89	0.55%	2.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
9	341	32	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-0	SHO	W(7-1)	4	9.0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.36	1.73	35	12	14	4	0	7	73			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	0.300	1.59	0.40%	4.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
10	342	36	May 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	L(7-2)	4	9.0	5	3	3	0	10	1	0	1.54	1.74	32	11	6	0	1	5	75			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.150	3.24	-0.21%	0.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
11	343	40	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	L(7-3)	3	9.0	5	2	2	2	11	0	0	1.59	1.65	34	8	10	2	1	3	78			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.149	1.88	0.21%	1.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
12	344	45	May 25	LAD		STL	W,7-3	GS-8	W(8-3)	4	8.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	1.64	1.75	32	9	13	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.217	1.43	0.30%	1.48	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
13	345	49	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS-7	W(9-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	3	4	0	0	1.62	1.81	29	12	8	3	3	2	64			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.36	0.305	3.14	0.42%	2.34	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	346	53	Jun 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	GS-8	W(10-3)	3	8.0	9	4	4	2	4	1	0	1.82	1.96	35	7	13	2	5	9	50			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.42	0.042	3.09	0.06%	-0.18	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a2
15	347	57	Jun 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-5	L(10-4)	4	5.0	5	3	3	1	6	1	0	1.97	2.02	22	5	5	0	2	5	50			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.06	-0.098	2.56	-0.14%	-0.61	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
16	348	61	Jun 12	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	GS-8	L(10-5)	3	8.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	1.99	1.99	31	13	8	2	1	6	66			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	0.090	2.32	0.12%	1.48	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
17	349	65	Jun 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	W(11-5)	3	9.0	8	2	2	0	6	1	0	1.99	2.04	36	7	15	0	4	8	69			0	0	0	36	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.253	2.17	0.31%	1.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
18	350	69	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-7	L(11-6)	3	7.0	4	2	2	3	2	1	0	2.02	2.19	28	7	14	1	0	2	60			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.014	2.53	0.02%	1.02	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
19	351	74	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	L(11-7)	4	7.0	10	5	5	3	2	1	1	2.22	2.35	34	10	8	0	0	10	36			1	0	0	29	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.385	2.78	-0.51%	-2.05	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
20	352	78	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	L(11-8)	3	6.1	10	5	5	3	0	1	0	2.42	2.50	32	7	12	0	1	10	30			1	0	0	28	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.032	1.72	-0.03%	-0.54	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	353	82	Jul 3	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	GS-9	W(12-8)	3	8.0	7	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.36	2.48	33	9	10	0	1	7	67			0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	.93	0.222	1.24	0.18%	1.52	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a6
22	354	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	GS-7	W(13-8)	4	6.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.28	2.48	23	10	7	1	1	3	67			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.84	0.275	.95	0.19%	2.33	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a3
23	355	94	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	GS-7		10	7.0	6	3	3	2	8	0	0	2.34	2.43	30	8	7	1	2	5	59			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.038	.52	-0.01%	0.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
24	356	98	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS-7	L(13-9)	3	7.0	10	5	5	2	6	0	1	2.49	2.42	34	7	8	0	0	10	41			0	0	0	31	3	0	1	0	0	0	.86	-0.150	.28	-0.03%	-1.95	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
25	357	103	Jul 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-7	W(14-9)	3	7.0	6	2	2	1	5	2	0	2.50	2.52	27	6	9	1	1	6	61			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.255	.45	0.06%	1.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	358	108	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	GS-7		4	7.0	5	3	3	0	6	1	0	2.55	2.53	26	5	10	1	0	5	61			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.084	.20	-0.01%	0.05	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
27	359	112	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	SHO	W(15-9)	3	9.0	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	2.43	2.55	33	8	14	2	7	5	77			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.484	.04	0.01%	3.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
28	360	116	Aug 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	W(16-9)	4	9.0	3	1	1	3	2	0	1	2.38	2.59	34	14	11	3	2	3	76			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.647	.05	0.01%	2.92	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
29	361	120	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	GS-5	L(16-10)	4	4.2	8	7	7	5	3	0	0	2.61	2.63	26	7	3	0	0	8	18			0	0	0	19	4	1	0	1	0	0	.88	-0.324	.03	-0.01%	-5.04	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out d6
30	362	124	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-6		3	6.0	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	2.58	2.62	21	6	8	0	1	1	68			0	0	0	18	0	1	0	0	1	0	.89	0.156	.00	0.00%	1.87	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
31	363	129	Aug 24	LAD		MON	L,3-5	GS-11		4	11.0	4	2	1	3	9	1	0	2.50	2.63	42	15	11	1	1	4	89			0	1	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.34	0.620	.01	0.00%	2.79	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
32	364	134	Aug 29	LAD		NYM	L,1-6	GS-1	L(16-11)	4	0.2	7	6	6	1	0	1	0	2.72	2.70	10	0	2	0	0	7	13			0	0	0	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	.87	-0.435	.00	0.00%	-6.02	1t start tie	1t 1-3 2 out d6
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	365	138	Sep 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS-5	L(16-12)	3	5.0	5	6	5	2	3	2	0	2.85	2.80	22	4	8	1	2	5	36			1	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.364	.00	0.00%	-3.61	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d3
34	366	143	Sep 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-5		4	5.0	4	3	3	2	3	0	0	2.90	2.80	21	4	8	0	2	4	48			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.127	.00	0.00%	-0.64	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
35	367	148	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	GS-6	L(16-13)	4	6.0	6	2	1	2	3	1	0	2.87	2.85	27	9	7	0	0	6	55			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	.88	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.61	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
							18-17		W-L:16-13	3.5	254.1	202	87	81	62	175	17	3	2.87	2.85	1031	0.83		6%	7%	181	61		---%	12	1	0	948	41	9	5	3	4	10	1.01	3.878	1.39	3.64%	25.65

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