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	22-17 / in Starts: 20-17
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 95 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	53 (21-22-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 95 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (29-18-9)

Most Driven In
J Lefebvre	2
W Parker	2
T Haller	1
B Grabarkewitz	1
B Buckner	1
B Valentine	0
J Ferguson	0
B Russell	0

Most Driven In By
W Davis	2
B Buckner	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	199	3 (2)	Apr 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9	1.11	0.086	1.80	0.08%	0.47	P
2	200	6 (2)	Apr 11	LAD		SDP	L,7-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	9						P
3	201	14 (7)	Apr 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9	1.05	0.035	1.02	0.02%	0.17	P
4	202	18 (3)	Apr 24	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.91	-0.065	1.34	-0.06%	-0.53	P
5	203	22 (3)	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.58	-0.065	2.37	-0.06%	-0.51	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	204	26 (3)	May 2	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	9	1.03	-0.054	1.55	-0.05%	-0.45	P
7	205	30 (3)	May 7	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.50	-0.089	1.92	-0.07%	-0.69	P
8	206	34 (3)	May 12	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.235	.071	.307	9	.40	0.005	.50	0.00%	-0.24	P
9	207	38 (3)	May 18	LAD	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.067	.222	.067	.289	9	1.63	0.086	1.55	0.05%	0.64	P
10	208	42 (3)	May 22	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-5	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.250	.118	.368	9	1.09	0.103	1.08	0.06%	0.96	P
11	209	46 (3)	May 27	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.158	.273	.158	.431	9	.54	0.065	.57	0.04%	1.24	P
12	210	50 (3)	May 31	LAD		MON	W,4-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.240	.136	.376	9	1.27	-0.103	1.04	-0.05%	-1.27	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	211	54 (3)	Jun 5	LAD		NYM	W,3-0	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	9	.76	-0.018	.70	-0.01%	-0.20	P
14	212	58 (3)	Jun 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.40	-0.010	.55	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	213	62 (3)	Jun 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.96	-0.098	1.53	-0.09%	-1.46	P
16	214	66 (3)	Jun 19	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.212	.133	.345	9	.56	-0.011	1.04	-0.01%	-0.28	P
17	215	70 (3)	Jun 23	LAD		STL	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.156	.229	.156	.385	9	1.14	0.096	1.48	0.08%	0.83	P
18	216	75 (4)	Jun 27	LAD		SDP	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.222	.479	9	.67	0.080	.89	0.06%	1.21	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
19	217	79 (3)	Jul 1	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.279	.250	.529	9	.75	0.014	1.12	0.01%	0.08	P
20	218	83 (3)	Jul 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.283	.256	.538	9	.92	0.028	3.51	0.06%	0.32	P
21	219	89 (5)	Jul 10	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.244	.515	9	.76	-0.035	2.31	-0.06%	-0.26	P
22	220	92 (2)	Jul 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.260	.234	.494	9	1.44	-0.070	2.80	-0.08%	-0.52	P
23	221	97 (4)	Jul 20	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.255	.229	.484	9	1.52	-0.038	2.18	-0.03%	-0.25	P
24	222	102 (4)	Jul 25	LAD		ATL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.220	.465	9	1.16	-0.053	1.29	-0.04%	-0.38	P
25	223	106 (3)	Jul 30	LAD		CIN	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.228	.204	.432	9	.29	-0.028	.24	-0.01%	-0.66	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
26	224	114 (7)	Aug 8	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.230	.207	.436	9	1.14	-0.022	2.15	-0.03%	-0.41	P
27	225	119 (4)	Aug 13	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.219	.197	.415	9	.92	0.010	2.29	0.02%	-0.23	P
28	226	124 (4)	Aug 18	LAD		NYM	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.212	.190	.403	9	.75	-0.036	1.05	-0.03%	-0.28	P
29	227	128 (3)	Aug 23	LAD	@	MON	L,6-12	GS-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.224	.219	.443	9	2.44	0.145	3.11	0.11%	1.84	P
30	228	129	Aug 24	LAD	@	MON	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.221	.215	.436	9	.12	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.09	P
31	229	132 (2)	Aug 28 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.214	.209	.423	9	.90	-0.043	.92	-0.03%	-0.29	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
32	230	136 (3)	Sep 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.216	.211	.427	9	.49	0.053	.30	0.02%	-0.20	P
33	231	141 (4)	Sep 6	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.224	.219	.443	9	.46	0.014	.42	0.01%	0.28	P
34	232	145 (3)	Sep 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.228	.224	.452	9	.62	-0.006	1.31	-0.01%	0.04	P
35	233	146	Sep 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.228	.224	.452	8	1.84	0.115	6.46	0.24%	0.85	PR
36	234	149 (2)	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.244	.241	.484	9	1.20	0.132	7.20	0.48%	1.10	P
37	235	154 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	LAD		ATL	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.247	.244	.491	9	.33	0.007	2.08	0.03%	-0.18	P
38	236	158 (3)	Sep 25	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.239	.235	.474	9	.80	-0.060	4.65	-0.21%	-0.53	P
39	237	162 (3)	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.242	.239	.480	9	1.63	-0.058	18.02	-0.38%	-0.71	P
							22-17		95	88	4	19	2	0	0	7	3	0	18	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	.216	.242	.239	.480		.92	0.109	2.26	0.05%	-0.70

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