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	15-21 / in Starts: 12-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	38 (21-9-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
T Haller	2
P Popovich	1
J Fairey	0
Z Versalles	0
B Shirley	0

Most Driven In By
Z Versalles	1
R Fairly	1
B Sudakis	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	82	17 (16)	Apr 29	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	.667	1.000	1.667	9	.94	0.061	2.25	0.09%	0.40	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
2	83	21 (3)	May 3	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.400	.500	.900	9	1.25	-0.057	2.60	-0.07%	-0.42	P
3	84	25 (3)	May 8	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.500	.600	1.100	9	1.05	0.046	2.31	0.06%	0.36	P
4	85	29 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	ATL	W,1-0	GS-10	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.47	-0.010	2.59	-0.01%	-0.15	P
5	86	33 (3)	May 16	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.400	.375	.775	9	1.02	-0.046	1.62	-0.04%	-0.28	P
6	87	38 (4)	May 20	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.300	.633	9	1.58	-0.081	2.48	-0.08%	-0.52	P
7	88	42 (3)	May 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS-6	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.417	.400	.417	.817	9	.95	0.080	1.87	0.09%	0.80	P
8	89	46 (3)	May 28	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.353	.357	.710	9	.31	-0.015	.63	-0.02%	-0.28	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
9	90	51 (4)	Jun 2	LAD		SFG	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.00	-0.023	2.34	-0.03%	-0.17	P
10	91	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.318	.316	.634	9	.95	-0.151	2.21	-0.21%	-1.53	P
11	92	59 (3)	Jun 10	LAD		NYM	L,0-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.280	.273	.553	9	1.44	-0.095	4.96	-0.20%	-0.51	P
12	93	64 (4)	Jun 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.259	.250	.509	9	1.16	-0.054	3.20	-0.09%	-0.37	P
13	94	68 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.250	.240	.490	9	.44	-0.010	.88	-0.01%	-0.07	P
14	95	71 (2)	Jun 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.241	.231	.472	9	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.12	P
15	96	75 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9	.49	-0.011	.87	-0.01%	-0.19	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
16	97	81 (5)	Jul 3	LAD		STL	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9						P
17	98	82	Jul 4	LAD		STL	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9						P
18	99	83	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	11-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	8						P
19	100	89 (5)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9						P
20	101	95 (5)	Jul 21	LAD		CHC	L,2-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9						P
21	102	98 (2)	Jul 24	LAD		HOU	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.267	.259	.526	9						P
22	103	102 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.258	.250	.508	9	1.41	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
23	104	105 (2)	Jul 31	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.258	.250	.508	2						PR
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
24	105	107 (1)	Aug 2	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.242	.233	.476	9	.39	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
25	106	113 (5)	Aug 7	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.216	.206	.422	9	.23	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
26	107	118 (4)	Aug 13	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.205	.194	.400	9	.89	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
27	108	122 (3)	Aug 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.220	.189	.409	9	1.16	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.17	P
28	109	126 (3)	Aug 22	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.205	.175	.380	9	1.53	-0.104	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
29	110	130 (3)	Aug 26	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.229	.205	.434	9	.98	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.49	P
30	111	135 (4)	Aug 31	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.224	.200	.424	9	.56	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.19	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
31	112	140 (4)	Sep 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.231	.208	.439	9	.75	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
32	113	145 (4)	Sep 9	LAD	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.236	.216	.452	9	.35	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.25	P
33	114	149 (3)	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.224	.204	.428	9	.20	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
34	115	153 (3)	Sep 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.217	.196	.413	9	.89	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
35	116	157 (3)	Sep 22	LAD		STL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.206	.186	.393	9	1.14	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
36	117	161 (3)	Sep 28	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.197	.177	.374	9	2.48	-0.244	.00	0.00%	-1.51	P
							15-21		72	62	3	11	0	0	0	3	2	0	22	0	6	2	0	1	0	0	.177	.197	.177	.374		.99	-0.938	1.03	-0.53%	-7.80

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