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	21-17 / in Starts: 20-15
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	26 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 86 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	59 (32-16-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 86 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
J Roseboro	2
N Oliver	0

Most Driven In By
W Parker	2
L Johnson	1
W Davis	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 14	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	1.07	-0.002	2.17	0.00%	0.15	P
2	2	7 (3)	Apr 18	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.61	-0.014	1.42	-0.02%	-0.82	P
3	3	11 (3)	Apr 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	9	1.49	-0.156	4.06	-0.26%	-1.59	P
4	4	15 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.462	.462	.923	9	.92	-0.036	2.34	-0.06%	-0.41	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
5	5	19 (3)	May 1	LAD		CIN	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.438	.438	.875	9	.70	0.054	1.84	0.09%	0.46	P
6	6	23 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.389	.389	.778	9	.60	-0.030	1.35	-0.04%	-0.32	P
7	7	27 (3)	May 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.455	.909	9	.67	0.086	1.55	0.12%	1.07	P
8	8	31 (3)	May 15	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.54	-0.121	3.46	-0.16%	-1.22	P
9	9	35 (3)	May 20	LAD		PIT	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
10	10	39 (3)	May 24	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.370	.370	.370	.741	9	1.38	-0.068	3.88	-0.12%	-0.45	P
11	11	43 (3)	May 29	LAD		NYM	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.345	.690	9	.92	-0.049	3.25	-0.11%	-0.61	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	12	47 (3)	Jun 2	LAD	@	STL	W,2-0	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9	1.17	-0.084	4.32	-0.19%	-0.71	P
13	13	52 (4)	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.314	.314	.343	.657	9	1.17	-0.061	4.50	-0.14%	-0.68	P
14	14	57 (4)	Jun 13	LAD		HOU	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.342	.342	.395	.737	9	.23	0.022	1.14	0.07%	0.33	P
15	15	61 (3)	Jun 17	LAD		SFG	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.325	.375	.700	9	1.49	-0.107	7.52	-0.32%	-0.69	P
16	16	65 (3)	Jun 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.310	.357	.667	9	1.50	-0.088	5.76	-0.20%	-0.62	P
17	17	68 (2)	Jun 25 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.295	.341	.636	9	.96	-0.048	3.42	-0.10%	-0.32	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
18	18	77 (8)	Jul 4	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.271	.313	.583	9	.82	-0.084	1.94	-0.12%	-0.92	P
19	19	81 (3)	Jul 8	LAD		ATL	W,7-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.313	.583	9						P
20	20	83 (1)	Jul 10	LAD		ATL	L,0-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.271	.313	.583	9						P
21	21	86 (2)	Jul 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.264	.288	.553	9	.25	-0.013	.77	-0.02%	-0.98	P
22	22	91 (4)	Jul 21	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.250	.273	.523	9	1.01	-0.075	4.83	-0.21%	-0.81	P
23	23	96 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		PHI	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.237	.259	.496	9	1.36	-0.097	6.13	-0.26%	-0.92	P
24	24	100 (3)	Jul 30	LAD	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.230	.250	.480	9	.66	-0.032	3.47	-0.10%	-0.24	P
25	25	101	Jul 31	LAD	@	STL	W,6-4	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.230	.250	.480	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
26	26	104 (2)	Aug 3	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.222	.242	.464	9	.97	-0.051	7.41	-0.23%	-0.43	P
27	27	109 (4)	Aug 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,9-10	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.219	.238	.457	9	.31	-0.008	1.97	-0.03%	-0.10	P
28	28	112 (2)	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.209	.227	.436	9	.47	-0.033	2.30	-0.10%	-0.40	P
29	29	115 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,10-12	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.209	.227	.436	6						P
30	30	117 (1)	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.200	.217	.417	9	.35	-0.027	1.71	-0.08%	-0.53	P
31	31	121 (3)	Aug 20	LAD		STL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.208	.225	.434	9	.79	-0.016	4.02	-0.05%	-0.09	P
32	32	125 (3)	Aug 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.203	.219	.422	9	1.36	-0.069	5.93	-0.18%	-0.46	P
33	33	128 (2)	Aug 28	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.221	.227	.447	9	.79	0.036	6.87	0.19%	0.15	P
Sept		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
34	34	132 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.213	.218	.430	9	.83	-0.061	5.35	-0.23%	-0.39	P
35	35	136 (3)	Sep 5	LAD		SFG	W,4-1	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.210	.215	.425	9	.91	-0.025	9.62	-0.16%	-0.20	P
36	36	143 (6)	Sep 12	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.207	.213	.420	9	.91	-0.025	10.57	-0.17%	-0.20	P
37	37	153 (9)	Sep 23 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.205	.210	.415	9	1.79	-0.040	17.60	-0.24%	-0.34	P
38	38	158 (4)	Sep 28	LAD	@	STL	L,0-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.202	.207	.410	9	.45	-0.011	2.17	-0.03%	-0.09	P
							21-17		86	82	4	15	2	0	0	2	1	0	27	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.202	.207	.410		.89	-1.333	3.72	-3.47%	-13.36

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