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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	LAD		SDP	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-2	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 24	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	22 (4)	Apr 29	LAD		NYM	W,8-7	GS	22	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	26 (3)	May 4	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	34 (4)	May 14	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
10	39 (4)	May 19	LAD		ATL	L,2-4	GS	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 24	LAD	@	SFG	L,7-9	GS	16	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	48 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	STL	W,11-5	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	52 (3)	Jun 2	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 7	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 12	LAD		STL	L,3-6	GS	20	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	65 (3)	Jun 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	69 (3)	Jun 22	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	73 (3)	Jun 26	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	GS	21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	77 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	83 (5)	Jul 6	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	GS	28	6.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
21	88 (4)	Jul 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	28	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	92 (3)	Jul 16	LAD		MON	L,7-8	GS	14	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	96 (3)	Jul 20	LAD		PHI	L,2-5	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	98 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	LAD	@	HOU	W,11-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	107 (3)	Aug 2	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	111 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		CIN	L,3-6	GS	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
28	115 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	119 (3)	Aug 16	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	123 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	CHC	W,18-8	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	126 (2)	Aug 24	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	129 (2)	Aug 28	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	GS	33	7.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	133 (3)	Sep 1	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	137 (3)	Sep 6	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	141 (3)	Sep 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	146 (4)	Sep 15	LAD		CIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	150 (3)	Sep 19	LAD		SDP	W,11-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
38	154 (3)	Sep 23	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS	29	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	158 (3)	Sep 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	25	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
40	161 (2)	Oct 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS	21	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							40gm		276.0	17	33	0	50	1