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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-17 / in Starts: 18-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	74 (37-25-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (30-20-10)

Most Driven In
J Ferguson	1
B Russell	1
S Yeager	1
R Auerbach	0

Most Driven In By
J Wynn	2
S Garvey	1
L Lacy	1

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	344	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.71	-0.011	1.12	-0.01%	0.00	P
2	345	4 (2)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.57	0.002	.71	0.00%	-0.48	P
3	346	8 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	9	.69	0.019	1.07	0.02%	-0.09	P
4	347	12 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	1.38	-0.084	2.45	-0.09%	-0.62	P
5	348	16 (3)	Apr 23	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	2.02	-0.097	3.71	-0.11%	-0.93	P
6	349	20 (3)	Apr 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	.80	-0.040	1.66	-0.05%	-0.16	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	350	24 (3)	May 2	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.238	.158	.396	9	.56	-0.012	1.43	-0.02%	-0.74	P
8	351	28 (3)	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	.64	-0.015	1.41	-0.02%	-0.70	P
9	352	32 (3)	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9	1.20	-0.109	2.69	-0.15%	-1.35	P
10	353	36 (3)	May 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.233	.179	.412	9	1.05	-0.025	2.42	-0.04%	0.02	P
11	354	40 (3)	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	9	.78	-0.037	1.85	-0.05%	-0.23	P
12	355	45 (4)	May 25	LAD		STL	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352	9	1.28	-0.178	2.91	-0.24%	-2.03	P
13	356	49 (3)	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.179	.135	.315	9	.84	-0.084	1.94	-0.12%	-0.90	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	357	53 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.190	.128	.319	9	1.81	-0.028	3.93	-0.04%	-0.32	P
15	358	57 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.186	.125	.311	9	.99	-0.025	2.39	-0.04%	-0.23	P
16	359	61 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.182	.122	.304	9	1.97	-0.054	4.37	-0.07%	-0.45	P
17	360	65 (3)	Jun 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.191	.136	.328	9	1.09	0.016	2.20	0.02%	-0.26	P
18	361	69 (3)	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.26	-0.044	3.16	-0.07%	-0.38	P
19	362	74 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.128	.196	.128	.324	9	1.80	-0.140	3.95	-0.19%	-1.18	P
20	363	78 (3)	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	9	1.64	-0.064	2.70	-0.06%	-0.51	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	364	82 (3)	Jul 3	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	9	.77	-0.076	1.02	-0.06%	-1.27	P
22	365	86 (3)	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.130	.190	.130	.319	9	1.27	0.031	1.44	0.02%	0.10	P
23	366	94 (7)	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.183	.125	.308	9	1.59	-0.084	.68	-0.02%	-0.70	P
24	367	98 (3)	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.177	.121	.298	9	1.47	-0.077	.48	-0.02%	-0.50	P
25	368	103 (4)	Jul 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.169	.115	.284	9	1.05	-0.115	.44	-0.03%	-1.37	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	369	108 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.164	.111	.275	9	.67	-0.032	.15	0.00%	-0.28	P
27	370	112 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.134	.183	.134	.317	9	.43	-0.003	.02	0.00%	0.40	P
28	371	116 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.173	.127	.300	9	1.04	-0.102	.04	0.00%	-1.21	P
29	372	120 (3)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.171	.125	.296	9	1.62	-0.066	.06	0.00%	-0.54	P
30	373	124 (3)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.167	.122	.288	9	1.56	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
31	374	129 (4)	Aug 24	LAD		MON	L,3-5	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.160	.117	.277	9	1.49	-0.112	.01	0.00%	-0.61	P
32	375	134 (4)	Aug 29	LAD		NYM	L,1-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.160	.117	.277	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	376	138 (3)	Sep 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.159	.115	.274	9	1.35	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
34	377	143 (4)	Sep 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.169	.127	.295	9	1.29	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
35	378	148 (4)	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.179	.150	.329	9	1.45	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
							18-17		96	80	4	11	1	0	0	3	4	0	20	0	12	0	0	3	0	0	.138	.179	.150	.329		1.12	-1.731	1.52	-1.42%	-18.15

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