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.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (3)	Apr 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
4	12 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (3)	Apr 23	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-7	GS	28	4.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	20 (3)	Apr 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	24 (3)	May 2	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	28 (3)	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	32 (3)	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	36 (3)	May 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	P
11	40 (3)	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	45 (4)	May 25	LAD		STL	W,7-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	49 (3)	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	53 (3)	Jun 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	GS	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
15	57 (3)	Jun 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS	22	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
16	61 (3)	Jun 12	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	65 (3)	Jun 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	69 (3)	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	74 (4)	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	78 (3)	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS	32	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	82 (3)	Jul 3	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	GS	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	86 (3)	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	GS	23	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
23	94 (7)	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	98 (3)	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,4-5	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	103 (4)	Jul 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	108 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	112 (3)	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
28	116 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	120 (3)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	GS	26	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	124 (3)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	129 (4)	Aug 24	LAD		MON	L,3-5	GS	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	134 (4)	Aug 29	LAD		NYM	L,1-6	GS	10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	138 (3)	Sep 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-7	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
34	143 (4)	Sep 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	21	5.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
35	148 (4)	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							35gm		254.1	24	25	2	51	0