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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	24	5.0	3	1	1	5	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	24 (5)	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	29 (4)	May 12	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	33 (3)	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,3-1	GS	27	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	38 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	43 (4)	May 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	48 (4)	Jun 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	53 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS	26	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	57 (3)	Jun 13	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
13	62 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		MON	W,8-7	GS	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	72 (9)	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	78 (5)	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
16	83 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	88 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
18	94 (5)	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	98 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	102 (3)	Aug 1	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS	26	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
21	107 (4)	Aug 6	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	112 (4)	Aug 11	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	GS	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	116 (3)	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
24	120 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	MON	W,5-4	GS	26	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
25	130 (9)	Aug 31 (2)	LAD		MON	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	135 (4)	Sep 5	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	140 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	145 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
29	150 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		ATL	L,2-7	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	155 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
31	160 (4)	Oct 3	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	162 (1)	Oct 5	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							32gm		212.1	24	25	2	51	3