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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	GS	35	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	7 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (1)	Apr 22	LAD	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	21 (3)	May 1	LAD		MON	L,1-3	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	25 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS	20	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
9	33 (3)	May 15	LAD		SFG	W,11-5	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	41 (3)	May 23	LAD		ATL	L,1-5	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	45 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	49 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	53 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS	33	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 11	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS	34	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
16	62 (4)	Jun 16	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	66 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	72 (5)	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	W,7-5	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS	28	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
20	82 (4)	Jul 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	86 (3)	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	88 (1)	Jul 17	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
23	93 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-5	GS	22	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	97 (3)	Jul 26	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS	29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	101 (3)	Jul 31	LAD	@	MON	W,8-5	GS	33	7.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (4)	Aug 4	LAD		SFG	L,4-11	GS	21	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	111 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 14	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-9	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	STL	L,8-11	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		PIT	L,1-2	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	128 (4)	Aug 28	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	133 (4)	Sep 2	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	138 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS	30	7.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
34	143 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	147 (3)	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	152 (4)	Sep 20	LAD		HOU	W,7-6	GS	31	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
37	157 (4)	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	161 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		260.1	21	28	3	52	1