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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	ATL	W,13-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,10-11	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (3)	Apr 18	LAD		CIN	L,3-11	GS	21	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 23	LAD		HOU	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 30	LAD	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (4)	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	30 (4)	May 12	LAD		CHC	L,7-9	GS	16	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	34 (3)	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	39 (4)	May 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	44 (4)	May 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (4)	Jun 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-5	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	54 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	59 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	64 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		MON	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	69 (4)	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	74 (4)	Jun 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (5)	Jul 4	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
18	86 (5)	Jul 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-5	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	88 (1)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-4	GS	25	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	103 (4)	Jul 29	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	108 (4)	Aug 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	19	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	113 (4)	Aug 8	LAD		SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	118 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		SFG	L,6-7	GS	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
26	123 (4)	Aug 19	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-8	GS	28	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	128 (4)	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	133 (4)	Aug 30	LAD		MON	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	138 (4)	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	143 (4)	Sep 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	148 (4)	Sep 15	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
32	153 (4)	Sep 20	LAD		CIN	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	158 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	162 (3)	Oct 1	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
							34gm		238.1	13	23	0	36	2