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	21-12 / in Starts: 21-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 97 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	65 (32-21-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 97 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (30-19-10)

Most Driven In
R Cey	2
B Russell	1
S Garvey	1
W Crawford	1
T Paciorek	0
D Lopes	0

Most Driven In By
B Buckner	3
W Davis	2

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	271	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.98	0.072	3.17	0.07%	0.72	P
2	272	6 (4)	Apr 11	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.051	1.37	-0.04%	-0.48	P
3	273	11 (4)	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	GS-11	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.92	0.007	1.20	0.01%	0.33	P
4	274	16 (4)	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.85	-0.147	2.24	-0.11%	-1.39	P
5	275	20 (3)	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.20	-0.067	.94	-0.03%	-0.73	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	276	24 (3)	May 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.17	-0.079	1.03	-0.04%	-0.68	P
7	277	29 (4)	May 7	LAD		PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	.94	-0.001	.95	0.00%	-0.44	P
8	278	33 (3)	May 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	1.43	-0.153	2.29	-0.15%	-1.24	P
9	279	37 (3)	May 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.82	-0.127	3.03	-0.13%	-0.86	P
10	280	42 (4)	May 22	LAD		SDP	W,5-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	9	.83	-0.048	1.34	-0.05%	-0.35	P
11	281	47 (4)	May 27	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	.107	.161	.107	.268	9	1.51	-0.041	2.77	-0.05%	-0.90	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
12	282	51 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.176	.100	.276	9	.56	-0.006	1.12	-0.01%	-0.40	P
13	283	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.171	.097	.268	9	1.01	-0.039	1.91	-0.05%	-0.43	P
14	284	60 (4)	Jun 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-3	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.179	.114	.294	9	.59	0.079	1.30	0.11%	0.66	P
15	285	65 (4)	Jun 17	LAD	@	MON	W,3-2	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.167	.105	.272	9	1.10	-0.083	2.59	-0.12%	-0.55	P
16	286	70 (4)	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.156	.098	.253	9	.51	-0.041	1.59	-0.08%	-0.60	P
17	287	75 (4)	Jun 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.093	.167	.093	.260	9	.43	0.011	1.07	0.02%	1.60	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
18	288	80 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.157	.087	.244	9	.73	-0.055	1.70	-0.08%	-0.55	P
19	289	86 (5)	Jul 6	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.148	.082	.230	9	.79	-0.063	2.26	-0.11%	-0.71	P
20	290	90 (3)	Jul 11	LAD		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.140	.077	.217	9	.38	0.010	1.05	0.02%	0.14	P
21	291	95 (4)	Jul 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.073	.133	.073	.206	9	.74	-0.054	1.66	-0.07%	-0.52	P
22	292	100 (4)	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-8	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.145	.088	.233	9	1.09	0.029	2.09	0.03%	0.15	P
23	293	104 (3)	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.143	.086	.229	9	1.83	-0.041	7.12	-0.10%	-0.34	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
24	294	109 (4)	Aug 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS-11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.149	.082	.231	9	.96	-0.127	3.01	-0.24%	-1.30	P
25	295	114 (4)	Aug 7	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.157	.094	.251	9	.19	0.007	.51	0.01%	-0.25	P
26	296	122 (7)	Aug 15	LAD		MON	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.104	.164	.104	.269	9	.54	-0.051	1.77	-0.10%	-0.35	P
27	297	126 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.101	.160	.101	.261	9	.80	-0.045	2.76	-0.09%	-0.42	P
28	298	131 (4)	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-3	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.154	.097	.251	9	.33	-0.027	.93	-0.05%	-1.11	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
29	299	142 (10)	Sep 6	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.150	.095	.245	9	.91	-0.044	3.63	-0.11%	-0.30	P
30	300	146 (3)	Sep 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.159	.118	.277	9	1.05	0.123	6.28	0.44%	1.07	P
31	301	152 (5)	Sep 17	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.174	.138	.312	9	.56	0.074	.16	0.01%	0.82	P
32	302	157 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		CIN	L,9-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.174	.138	.312	9						P
33	303	159 (1)	Sep 25	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.167	.131	.298	9	.45	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
							21-12		97	84	6	10	1	0	0	5	5	0	17	0	7	1	3	3	0	0	.119	.167	.131	.298		.92	-1.025	1.82	-1.06%	-10.12

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