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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 11	LAD		SDP	L,7-9	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	14 (7)	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	18 (3)	Apr 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	32	7.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
5	22 (3)	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS	21	4.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (3)	May 2	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	30 (3)	May 7	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 12	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	38 (3)	May 18	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	42 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS	23	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 27	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	50 (3)	May 31	LAD		MON	W,4-0	GS	27	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	54 (3)	Jun 5	LAD		NYM	W,3-0	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	58 (3)	Jun 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	62 (3)	Jun 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS	28	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	66 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
17	70 (3)	Jun 23	LAD		STL	L,1-3	GS	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
18	75 (4)	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	W,7-2	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	P
20	83 (3)	Jul 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS	30	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
21	89 (5)	Jul 10	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
22	92 (2)	Jul 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
23	97 (4)	Jul 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS	26	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	102 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		ATL	L,1-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
25	106 (3)	Jul 30	LAD		CIN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	114 (7)	Aug 8	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	GS	32	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	119 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
28	124 (4)	Aug 18	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	GS	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
29	128 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	L,6-12	GS	11	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	129	Aug 24	LAD	@	MON	W,6-4	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
31	132 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS	22	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	136 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
33	141 (4)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	145 (3)	Sep 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	GS	33	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
35	149 (3)	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
36	154 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	158 (3)	Sep 25	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	162 (3)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							38gm		265.1	27	26	2	55	5