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	5-3 / in Starts: 5-3
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1974	NLCS g1	Oct 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.95	0.015	29.77	0.29%	0.33	P
2	1974	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD		PIT	W,12-1	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.23	-0.020	8.84	-0.41%	0.46	P
3	1974	WS g2	Oct 13	LAD		OAK	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.93	-0.059	47.96	-1.68%	-0.83	P
4	1974	WS g5	Oct 17	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.97	-0.023	46.91	-0.62%	-0.21	P
1977 Postseason			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
5	1977	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		PHI	W,7-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.079	19.02	-1.44%	-1.03	P
6	1977	WS g1	Oct 11	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.92	-0.003	48.09	-0.28%	-0.17	P
7	1977	WS g5	Oct 16	LAD		NYY	W,10-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.21	-0.024	7.55	-0.47%	-0.83	P
1978 Postseason			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
8	1978	NLCS g3	Oct 6	LAD		PHI	L,4-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.076	24.65	-0.87%	-0.70	P
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