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	24-16 / in Starts: 22-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 100 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	73 (33-23-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 100 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-19-10)

Most Driven In
B Grabarkewitz	2
J Lefebvre	2
W Crawford	1
J Torborg	1
V Joshua	0

Most Driven In By
M Wills	3
A Foster	1
W Davis	1
M Mota	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	159	3 (2)	Apr 9	LAD		CIN	L,0-3	GS-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.035	1.54	-0.03%	-0.29	P
2	160	7 (3)	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.28	0.034	1.39	0.02%	0.38	P
3	161	11 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.12	0.117	1.21	0.08%	1.34	P
4	162	13 (1)	Apr 22	LAD	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9	1.12	-0.157	1.21	-0.10%	-1.90	P
5	163	17 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.15	-0.057	1.54	-0.05%	-0.45	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
6	164	21 (3)	May 1	LAD		MON	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	9	1.62	-0.082	2.08	-0.06%	-0.65	P
7	165	25 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	9	.97	-0.025	1.10	-0.02%	-0.24	P
8	166	29 (3)	May 10	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	9	.79	-0.061	1.06	-0.05%	0.36	P
9	167	33 (3)	May 15	LAD		SFG	W,11-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.318	.623	9	.48	0.004	.66	0.00%	0.11	P
10	168	37 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.308	.604	9	.53	-0.024	.82	-0.02%	-0.66	P
11	169	41 (3)	May 23	LAD		ATL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.310	.321	.632	9	.88	0.018	1.41	0.02%	0.03	P
12	170	45 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.310	.610	9	1.39	-0.022	1.87	-0.02%	-0.32	P
13	171	46	May 29	LAD	@	STL	W,8-6	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.300	.310	.610	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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	172	49 (2)	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	9	.70	-0.020	.88	-0.02%	-0.17	P
15	173	53 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.324	.273	.597	9	1.17	0.026	1.45	0.02%	0.37	P
16	174	57 (3)	Jun 11	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.325	.257	.582	9	1.40	-0.075	1.08	-0.04%	-0.46	P
17	175	62 (4)	Jun 16	LAD		PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.263	.589	9	1.46	-0.052	.96	-0.02%	-0.48	P
18	176	66 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.233	.524	9	1.00	-0.161	1.46	-0.14%	-2.00	P
19	177	72 (5)	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.275	.217	.492	9	.54	-0.040	.54	-0.02%	-0.35	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
20	178	77 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.208	.486	9	1.12	-0.105	.96	-0.05%	-0.77	P
21	179	82 (4)	Jul 8	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.286	.220	.506	9	.52	0.019	.51	0.01%	0.16	P
22	180	86 (3)	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.293	.216	.509	9	1.17	-0.032	1.27	-0.02%	-0.34	P
23	181	88 (1)	Jul 17	LAD		NYM	W,1-0	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.279	.204	.482	9	1.76	-0.111	1.44	-0.06%	-0.87	P
24	182	93 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.286	.232	.518	9	.60	-0.001	.34	0.00%	0.06	P
25	183	97 (3)	Jul 26	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.288	.224	.512	9	.77	-0.011	.24	0.00%	-0.08	P
26	184	101 (3)	Jul 31	LAD	@	MON	W,8-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.275	.213	.488	9	.48	-0.036	.18	-0.01%	-0.44	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
27	185	106 (4)	Aug 4	LAD		SFG	L,4-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.271	.210	.481	9	.70	-0.019	.24	0.00%	-0.35	P
28	186	111 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,7-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.260	.200	.460	9	1.76	-0.136	.27	-0.01%	-1.26	P
29	187	112	Aug 9 (2)	LAD		CIN	W,13-3	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.260	.200	.460	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
30	188	115 (2)	Aug 14	LAD	@	CHC	W,13-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.260	.200	.460	9						P
31	189	119 (3)	Aug 17	LAD	@	STL	L,8-11	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.270	.200	.470	9	1.68	0.034	.32	0.00%	0.34	P
32	190	123 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.162	.260	.191	.451	9	1.85	-0.054	.84	-0.02%	-0.56	P
33	191	128 (4)	Aug 28	LAD		STL	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.253	.186	.439	9	.72	-0.036	.16	-0.01%	-0.25	P
Sep/Oct		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
34	192	133 (4)	Sep 2	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.244	.178	.422	9	1.70	-0.179	.30	-0.02%	-1.44	P
35	193	138 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.187	.437	9	.89	-0.021	.01	0.00%	-0.27	P
36	194	143 (4)	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.169	.256	.221	.477	9	1.48	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
37	195	147 (3)	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.250	.215	.465	9	1.25	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
38	196	152 (4)	Sep 20	LAD		HOU	W,7-6	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.264	.213	.476	9	.62	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
39	197	157 (4)	Sep 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.258	.207	.465	9	1.13	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
40	198	161 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.253	.202	.455	9	.67	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
							24-16		100	84	6	13	2	1	0	6	10	0	22	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	.155	.253	.202	.455		1.09	-1.443	.85	-0.63%	-12.69

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