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	15-12 / in Starts: 15-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 74 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	34 (19-10-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 74 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
A Ashby	1
T Scott	0
L Pujols	0

Most Driven In By
T Puhl	1
R Knight	1
J Cruz	1

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	569	4 (3)	Apr 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.48	-0.012	.81	-0.01%	-0.22	P
2	570	9 (4)	Apr 14	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.085	1.45	-0.07%	-0.79	P
3	571	13 (3)	Apr 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.17	0.067	1.02	0.04%	0.51	P
4	572	18 (4)	Apr 25	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.42	-0.016	.32	-0.01%	-0.10	P
5	573	23 (4)	Apr 30	HOU	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.44	-0.033	.26	-0.01%	-0.67	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	574	27 (3)	May 5	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-7	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	1.57	0.093	1.40	0.05%	1.03	P
7	575	31 (3)	May 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	.43	-0.023	.27	-0.01%	-0.78	P
8	576	35 (3)	May 15	HOU		CHC	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	9	.94	-0.020	.65	-0.01%	-0.26	P
9	577	40 (4)	May 21	HOU		NYM	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.73	-0.055	.65	-0.03%	-0.73	P
10	578	45 (4)	May 26	HOU		MON	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.82	-0.038	.56	-0.02%	-0.26	P
11	579	49 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	MON	L,0-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9						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	580	53 (3)	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.241	.214	.456	9	.70	0.055	.44	0.02%	0.64	P
13	581	57 (3)	Jun 11	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.250	.226	.476	9	1.44	0.007	1.10	0.00%	-0.24	P
14	582	62 (4)	Jun 16	HOU		ATL	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.229	.206	.434	9	.53	-0.040	.23	-0.01%	-0.52	P
15	583	66 (3)	Jun 21	HOU		SDP	L,4-7	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	.43	0.022	.14	0.00%	0.29	P
16	584	71 (4)	Jun 26	HOU		LAD	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	1.22	-0.059	.22	-0.01%	-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	585	76 (4)	Jul 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.41	-0.040	.03	0.00%	-0.96	P
18	586	81 (4)	Jul 7	HOU		CHC	W,5-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.213	.178	.391	9	.35	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.35	P
19	587	86 (4)	Jul 15	HOU		PIT	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.204	.170	.374	9	1.18	-0.056	.06	0.00%	-0.40	P
20	588	91 (4)	Jul 20	HOU	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	1.08	-0.084	.05	0.00%	-0.78	P
21	589	95 (3)	Jul 25	HOU	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.200	.170	.370	9	1.27	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-0.31	P
22	590	99 (3)	Jul 30	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.190	.161	.350	9	.74	-0.058	.02	0.00%	-0.66	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	591	105 (5)	Aug 4	HOU		SDP	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.186	.158	.344	9	1.08	-0.036	.06	0.00%	-0.42	P
24	592	111 (5)	Aug 9	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	.64	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
25	593	116 (4)	Aug 15	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	.27	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
26	594	121 (4)	Aug 20	HOU		MON	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	9	.80	-0.038	.02	0.00%	-0.33	P
27	595	126 (4)	Aug 25	HOU		NYM	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.186	.162	.347	9	.53	0.009	.02	0.00%	-0.09	P
							15-12		74	68	3	11	0	0	0	1	2	0	25	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.186	.162	.347		.78	-0.502	.38	-0.07%	-7.69

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