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	17-17 / in Starts: 17-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 90 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	71 (42-20-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 90 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	55 (26-18-9)

Most Driven In
R Monday	1
S Yeager	1
S Garvey	1
T MartÃnez	0
J Oates	0

Most Driven In By
R Smith	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 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	447	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,13-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.041	2.28	-0.04%	-0.40	P
2	448	6 (4)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,10-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.79	-0.017	1.44	-0.02%	-0.33	P
3	449	10 (3)	Apr 18	LAD		CIN	L,3-11	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.33	0.015	.67	0.02%	0.24	P
4	450	15 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.21	-0.014	.43	-0.02%	-0.33	P
5	451	20 (4)	Apr 30	LAD	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	1.56	-0.161	3.16	-0.20%	-0.91	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	452	25 (4)	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.56	-0.014	1.22	-0.02%	-0.15	P
7	453	30 (4)	May 12	LAD		CHC	L,7-9	GS-3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.273	.000	.273	9	.70	0.028	1.35	0.03%	0.24	P
8	454	34 (3)	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.286	.091	.377	9	.82	-0.031	1.44	-0.03%	-0.30	P
9	455	39 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	9	2.06	-0.134	4.33	-0.17%	-0.93	P
10	456	44 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.211	.063	.273	9	1.07	-0.089	2.64	-0.13%	-1.29	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
11	457	49 (4)	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.190	.056	.246	9	.77	-0.038	1.12	-0.03%	-0.31	P
12	458	54 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	MON	L,1-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.174	.050	.224	9	.78	-0.037	.99	-0.03%	-0.28	P
13	459	59 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.154	.043	.197	9	.21	-0.016	.28	-0.01%	-0.56	P
14	460	64 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		MON	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.133	.037	.170	9	.50	-0.050	.70	-0.04%	-1.44	P
15	461	69 (4)	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.156	.069	.225	9	1.64	0.089	3.07	0.10%	0.50	P
16	462	74 (4)	Jun 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	9	.54	0.073	.82	0.07%	0.48	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
17	463	80 (5)	Jul 4	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.158	.086	.244	9	.82	-0.084	1.69	-0.10%	-1.34	P
18	464	86 (5)	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.150	.081	.231	9	.89	-0.042	2.23	-0.06%	-0.33	P
19	465	88 (1)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.83	-0.040	1.92	-0.06%	-0.28	P
20	466	93 (4)	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.159	.098	.257	9	1.19	-0.061	2.72	-0.08%	0.04	P
21	467	98 (4)	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.170	.114	.284	9	1.20	0.083	2.83	0.12%	0.35	P
22	468	103 (4)	Jul 29	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.180	.128	.308	9	1.25	-0.052	3.47	-0.09%	-0.70	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
23	469	108 (4)	Aug 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.61	-0.015	2.15	-0.03%	-0.21	P
24	470	113 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		SDP	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.61	-0.045	1.68	-0.08%	-0.49	P
25	471	118 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	L,6-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.25	-0.093	6.64	-0.30%	-0.68	P
26	472	123 (4)	Aug 19	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.97	-0.146	7.56	-0.34%	-1.10	P
27	473	128 (4)	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.145	.102	.247	9	.82	-0.045	3.29	-0.11%	-0.37	P
28	474	133 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.159	.102	.260	9	1.32	0.001	5.23	0.00%	0.02	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
29	475	138 (4)	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.156	.100	.256	9	.89	-0.022	7.54	-0.11%	-0.21	P
30	476	143 (4)	Sep 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.149	.095	.244	9	.24	-0.026	.88	-0.06%	-0.91	P
31	477	148 (4)	Sep 15	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.143	.091	.234	9	.45	-0.026	.08	0.00%	-0.73	P
32	478	153 (4)	Sep 20	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.139	.088	.227	9	2.24	-0.109	.05	0.00%	-0.94	P
33	479	158 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.133	.085	.218	9	.74	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
34	480	162 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215	9	1.81	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
							17-17		90	72	1	6	0	0	0	3	4	0	22	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.132	.083	.215		.95	-1.242	2.14	-1.81%	-14.51

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