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	21-20 / in Starts: 21-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	27 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 108 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	75 (42-23-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 108 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (34-20-11)

Most Driven In
T Sizemore	1
J Lefebvre	1
T Haller	1
B Grabarkewitz	0
B Sudakis	0

Most Driven In By
W Davis	3
W Parker	2
M Mota	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	118	2 (1)	Apr 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.03	-0.051	1.72	-0.05%	-0.38	P
2	119	6 (3)	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.81	-0.087	2.95	-0.09%	-0.72	P
3	120	10 (3)	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.060	2.36	-0.06%	-0.46	P
4	121	14 (3)	Apr 23	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.32	0.151	2.80	0.19%	0.31	P
5	122	18 (3)	Apr 27	LAD		ATL	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.05	-0.005	.12	-0.01%	-1.05	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
6	123	22 (3)	May 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.54	-0.028	1.34	-0.04%	0.10	P
7	124	26 (3)	May 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.09	-0.056	1.89	-0.06%	-0.48	P
8	125	29 (2)	May 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-1	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.92	-0.008	1.68	-0.01%	-0.47	P
9	126	32 (2)	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.125	.285	9	1.14	-0.090	1.87	-0.09%	-1.08	P
10	127	35 (2)	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9	2.18	-0.104	4.07	-0.12%	-0.92	P
11	128	39 (3)	May 24	LAD		STL	W,5-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	1.51	-0.024	2.48	-0.02%	0.10	P
12	129	42 (2)	May 28	LAD	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	9	.35	0.008	.56	0.01%	-0.28	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
13	130	46 (3)	Jun 1	LAD	@	PHI	W,12-4	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.189	.167	.356	9	.47	0.103	.94	0.12%	0.09	P
14	131	50 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		MON	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.154	.329	9	.59	-0.042	1.15	-0.05%	-0.35	P
15	132	53 (2)	Jun 10	LAD		PHI	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.190	.171	.361	9	1.80	-0.005	3.35	-0.01%	-0.25	P
16	133	57 (3)	Jun 14	LAD		NYM	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.163	.345	9	1.10	-0.053	2.19	-0.06%	-0.40	P
17	134	62 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		SDP	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.188	.170	.358	9	.21	0.016	.41	0.02%	-0.63	P
18	135	66 (3)	Jun 23	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.200	.184	.384	9	.69	0.014	2.53	0.03%	0.10	P
19	136	70 (3)	Jun 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.212	.196	.408	9	.44	-0.002	1.13	0.00%	-0.02	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
20	137	75 (4)	Jul 2	LAD		HOU	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.204	.189	.392	9	2.53	-0.123	7.22	-0.21%	-0.88	P
21	138	79 (3)	Jul 6	LAD		CIN	L,1-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.204	.189	.392	9						P
22	139	84 (4)	Jul 10	LAD		SFG	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.196	.182	.378	9	.69	-0.033	2.42	-0.07%	-0.29	P
23	140	88 (3)	Jul 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.190	.175	.365	9	1.04	-0.056	2.97	-0.10%	-0.57	P
24	141	93 (4)	Jul 19	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.190	.393	9	1.53	0.009	5.64	0.02%	0.13	P
25	142	95 (1)	Jul 24	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.197	.183	.380	9	.98	-0.053	2.49	-0.08%	-0.49	P
26	143	99 (3)	Jul 29 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.188	.175	.362	9	1.66	-0.117	4.89	-0.21%	-0.72	P
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
27	144	104 (4)	Aug 2	LAD	@	STL	L,6-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.182	.169	.351	9	1.52	-0.072	3.37	-0.10%	-0.55	P
28	145	108 (3)	Aug 6	LAD		PIT	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.186	.174	.360	9	.85	-0.054	1.35	-0.05%	-0.64	P
29	146	112 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.194	.183	.378	9	.85	-0.042	1.69	-0.05%	-0.22	P
30	147	116 (3)	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.187	.176	.362	9	.67	-0.070	1.42	-0.09%	-1.33	P
31	148	120 (3)	Aug 20	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.173	.184	.173	.358	9	1.68	-0.115	6.04	-0.25%	-1.03	P
32	149	124 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.190	.179	.369	9	1.06	0.015	3.60	0.03%	0.09	P
33	150	128 (3)	Aug 29	LAD		PHI	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.185	.175	.360	9	1.36	-0.068	3.37	-0.10%	-0.59	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	151	132 (3)	Sep 2	LAD		NYM	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.181	.171	.351	9	1.28	-0.063	4.82	-0.14%	-0.46	P
35	152	136 (3)	Sep 6	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.176	.167	.343	9	.55	-0.027	1.84	-0.05%	-0.18	P
36	153	140 (3)	Sep 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.174	.165	.339	9	.24	-0.006	.77	-0.01%	-0.09	P
37	154	144 (3)	Sep 14	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.169	.159	.328	9	.85	-0.132	3.34	-0.31%	-1.69	P
38	155	149 (4)	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.165	.156	.320	9	1.39	-0.059	10.16	-0.26%	-0.66	P
39	156	153 (3)	Sep 22	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.158	.149	.307	9	.94	-0.094	1.40	-0.08%	-0.90	P
40	157	157 (3)	Sep 26	LAD		SFG	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.165	.156	.321	9	1.78	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
41	158	160 (2)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.162	.153	.315	9	1.23	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							21-20		108	98	6	15	0	0	0	3	0	0	28	1	9	0	0	5	0	0	.153	.162	.153	.315		1.02	-1.541	2.44	-2.41%	-18.35

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