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	12-11 / in Starts: 12-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	52 (32-12-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
J Cruz	1
A Howe	1
K Garcia	1
R Landestoy	0
C Reynolds	0
A Ashby	0

Most Driven In By
T Puhl	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	546	2 (1)	Apr 11	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.19	-0.090	.88	-0.04%	-0.90	P
2	547	7 (4)	Apr 17	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.052	.55	-0.02%	-0.39	P
3	548	12 (4)	Apr 22	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.54	-0.112	.86	-0.04%	-0.94	P
4	549	17 (4)	Apr 28	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.98	-0.074	.30	-0.01%	-0.76	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	550	22 (4)	May 3	HOU	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.67	0.153	.67	0.04%	1.40	P
6	551	27 (4)	May 8	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.214	.000	.214	9	1.14	-0.056	.71	-0.02%	-0.49	P
7	552	32 (4)	May 13	HOU		STL	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.235	.000	.235	9	.39	0.008	.15	0.00%	-0.44	P
8	553	37 (4)	May 19	HOU	@	STL	L,12-15	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.211	.000	.211	9	.76	-0.052	.31	-0.01%	-0.77	P
9	554	42 (4)	May 24	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.190	.000	.190	9	.68	-0.032	.26	-0.01%	-0.21	P
10	555	46 (3)	May 29	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.31	-0.095	.59	-0.03%	-0.73	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	556	50 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	SDP	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.148	.000	.148	9	1.03	-0.075	.41	-0.02%	-0.95	P
12	557	55 (4)	Jun 8	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.138	.000	.138	9	1.93	-0.115	.90	-0.03%	-0.87	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
13	558	58 (2)	Aug 10	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.161	.037	.198	9	1.20	0.020	1.50	0.02%	0.11	P
14	559	63 (4)	Aug 15	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-0	GS-9	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.206	.100	.306	9	.42	0.036	.62	0.03%	0.36	P
15	560	68 (4)	Aug 21	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	1.02	-0.081	1.69	-0.08%	-1.15	P
16	561	72 (3)	Aug 26	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.118	.328	9	.55	-0.027	.63	-0.02%	-0.41	P
17	562	78 (5)	Aug 31	HOU		NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.214	.108	.322	9	.32	-0.014	.53	-0.02%	0.48	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
18	563	83 (4)	Sep 5	HOU	@	MON	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.205	.103	.307	9	1.01	-0.040	2.35	-0.06%	-0.38	P
19	564	88 (4)	Sep 11	HOU		SFG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.229	.140	.369	9	.32	-0.005	1.07	-0.01%	0.02	P
20	565	93 (4)	Sep 16	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.220	.133	.353	9	1.57	-0.099	4.48	-0.17%	-0.83	P
21	566	98 (4)	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143	.365	9	.29	-0.018	.74	-0.03%	-0.17	P
22	567	103 (4)	Sep 27	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.214	.137	.352	9	.94	-0.041	3.38	-0.09%	-0.79	P
23	568	108 (4)	Oct 2	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.228	.137	.365	9	1.43	0.046	5.92	0.11%	0.37	P
							12-11		62	51	1	7	0	0	0	3	5	0	12	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	.137	.228	.137	.365		.93	-0.815	1.14	-0.49%	-8.44

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