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	17-16 / in Starts: 16-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 86 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	56 (26-20-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 86 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	53 (26-17-9)

Most Driven In
J Ferguson	1
D Thomas	1
R Cey	1
M Hatcher	0

Most Driven In By
S Garvey	1
R Cey	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	481	2 (1)	Apr 6	LAD		SDP	W,10-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.16	-0.021	.24	-0.02%	-1.08	P
2	482	7 (4)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-10	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.75	0.083	3.27	0.09%	0.86	P
3	483	12 (4)	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.91	-0.045	1.38	-0.04%	-0.32	P
4	484	17 (4)	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.29	-0.039	.32	-0.03%	-1.25	P
5	485	22 (4)	Apr 29 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.79	-0.085	.81	-0.05%	-1.87	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	486	27 (4)	May 4	LAD		PHI	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.056	.056	.111	9	1.08	-0.054	1.02	-0.03%	-0.44	P
7	487	32 (4)	May 9	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.40	-0.030	.38	-0.02%	-0.28	P
8	488	37 (4)	May 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.120	.120	.240	9	1.42	-0.031	2.18	-0.03%	-0.29	P
9	489	42 (4)	May 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	1.06	-0.086	1.63	-0.08%	-0.88	P
10	490	47 (4)	May 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.12	-0.059	1.80	-0.06%	-0.56	P
11	491	52 (4)	May 31	LAD		SFG	W,12-10	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.121	.121	.242	9	1.16	0.106	1.86	0.10%	0.37	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	492	57 (4)	Jun 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.86	-0.002	.94	0.00%	0.03	P
13	493	61 (3)	Jun 10	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	9	.78	-0.040	.76	-0.02%	-0.35	P
14	494	65 (3)	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9	1.30	0.037	1.19	0.02%	0.23	P
15	495	70 (4)	Jun 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.143	.306	9	.25	0.001	.14	0.00%	-0.24	P
16	496	75 (4)	Jun 26	LAD		SDP	L,1-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.136	.292	9	.72	-0.038	.30	-0.01%	-0.44	P
17	497	79 (3)	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,4-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.152	.322	9	.98	0.032	.14	0.00%	0.30	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	498	83 (3)	Jul 4	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.149	.316	9	.45	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.09	P
19	499	87 (3)	Jul 9	LAD	@	MON	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.184	.167	.350	9	1.16	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.06	P
20	500	92 (4)	Jul 14	LAD	@	PHI	L,7-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.180	.163	.343	9	2.56	-0.076	.09	0.00%	-0.76	P
21	501	96 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.173	.157	.330	9	.93	-0.045	.04	0.00%	-0.37	P
22	502	101 (4)	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.185	.170	.355	9	.94	-0.034	.07	0.00%	-0.30	P
23	503	106 (4)	Jul 31	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.175	.161	.336	9	.39	-0.029	.01	0.00%	-0.55	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	504	110 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.183	.169	.353	9	.21	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.46	P
25	505	115 (4)	Aug 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.172	.159	.331	9	.09	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
26	506	120 (4)	Aug 16	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.167	.154	.321	9	1.34	-0.076	.02	0.00%	-0.69	P
27	507	125 (4)	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.171	.159	.331	9	.96	-0.059	.02	0.00%	-0.67	P
28	508	130 (4)	Aug 27	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.169	.157	.326	9	1.16	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.28	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	509	135 (4)	Sep 1	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.151	.162	.151	.313	9	1.03	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.55	P
30	510	140 (4)	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.158	.147	.305	9	.82	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
31	511	144 (3)	Sep 11	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.156	.145	.301	9	1.56	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
32	512	149 (4)	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.154	.143	.297	9	1.32	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
33	513	156 (6)	Sep 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.154	.143	.297	9						P
							17-16		86	77	2	11	0	0	0	3	1	0	17	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	.143	.154	.143	.297		.80	-0.693	.58	-0.17%	-11.00

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