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	22-11 / in Starts: 22-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 105 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	60 (37-14-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 105 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	62 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
C Cannizzaro	1
B Russell	0

Most Driven In By
M Wills	1
W Parker	1
W Davis	1
B Valentine	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	238	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.40	-0.107	2.11	-0.10%	-0.62	P
2	239	5 (3)	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.04	-0.058	1.84	-0.06%	-0.60	P
3	240	10 (4)	Apr 25	LAD		MON	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.52	-0.023	.91	-0.02%	-0.05	P
4	241	15 (4)	Apr 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.12	-0.009	.23	-0.01%	-0.36	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
5	242	20 (4)	May 7	LAD	@	MON	L,0-1	GS-11	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.86	-0.063	3.50	-0.07%	-0.35	P
6	243	25 (4)	May 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.38	-0.045	.71	-0.05%	-1.39	P
7	244	30 (4)	May 18	LAD		HOU	L,3-4	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9	.37	0.013	1.09	0.02%	0.16	P
8	245	35 (4)	May 23	LAD		SFG	W,8-5	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	9	.48	0.025	.92	0.03%	-0.18	P
9	246	40 (4)	May 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.192	.442	9	.38	-0.029	.80	-0.04%	-0.44	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
10	247	45 (4)	Jun 3	LAD		STL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.172	.398	9	.63	-0.047	1.38	-0.06%	-0.54	P
11	248	50 (4)	Jun 9	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.161	.373	9	.31	-0.015	.69	-0.02%	-0.29	P
12	249	58 (7)	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-13	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.206	.156	.362	9	1.51	-0.052	2.45	-0.05%	-0.37	P
13	250	61 (2)	Jun 24 (1)	LAD		ATL	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.147	.342	9	.89	-0.043	1.70	-0.05%	-0.29	P
14	251	66 (4)	Jun 28	LAD		HOU	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.205	.162	.367	9	.65	0.057	1.08	0.06%	0.57	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
15	252	70 (3)	Jul 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-9	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.179	.399	9	1.23	0.045	1.12	0.03%	0.46	P
16	253	74 (3)	Jul 7	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.71	0.009	.67	0.01%	-0.17	P
17	254	79 (4)	Jul 11	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	9	.42	-0.020	.53	-0.02%	-0.30	P
18	255	83 (3)	Jul 16	LAD		MON	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.170	.374	9	.44	-0.031	.33	-0.01%	-0.66	P
19	256	87 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.212	.180	.392	9	.38	-0.002	.31	0.00%	-0.14	P
20	257	92 (4)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.204	.173	.377	9	.91	-0.044	1.22	-0.04%	-0.41	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
21	258	97 (4)	Aug 2	LAD		SFG	W,12-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.196	.167	.363	9	1.38	-0.077	.77	-0.03%	-0.85	P
22	259	101 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		SDP	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.155	.183	.155	.339	9	.89	-0.086	.46	-0.03%	-1.00	P
23	260	105 (3)	Aug 11	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.175	.148	.322	9	1.39	-0.094	.60	-0.02%	-0.64	P
24	261	109 (3)	Aug 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	.71	-0.008	.52	0.00%	-0.38	P
25	262	114 (4)	Aug 21	LAD		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	9	.62	-0.030	.13	0.00%	-0.22	P
26	263	119 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.181	.157	.338	9	.12	-0.008	.02	0.00%	-0.36	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
27	264	124 (4)	Sep 1 (1)	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.173	.151	.324	9	.64	-0.046	.05	0.00%	-0.36	P
28	265	130 (5)	Sep 5	LAD		CIN	W,9-4	CG	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.195	.173	.368	9	.51	-0.004	.05	0.00%	0.14	P
29	266	135 (4)	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.192	.171	.363	9	1.18	-0.034	.03	0.00%	-0.26	P
30	267	140 (4)	Sep 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-0	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.195	.165	.360	9	.39	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
31	268	145 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.186	.157	.343	9	1.50	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
32	269	150 (4)	Sep 27	LAD		SDP	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.178	.149	.327	9	.52	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.31	P
33	270	154 (3)	Oct 3	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.170	.143	.313	9	.70	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.82	P
							22-11		105	91	4	13	0	0	0	1	2	0	24	1	11	0	1	0	0	0	.143	.170	.143	.313		.74	-1.137	.75	-0.55%	-13.99

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