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	22-10 / in Starts: 21-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 73 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	55 (34-10-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 73 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (21-15-7)

Most Driven In
R Cey	1
D Thomas	0
M Hatcher	0

Most Driven In By
R Cey	1
R Law	1
D Baker	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	514	3 (2)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.040	1.05	-0.03%	-0.48	P
2	515	8 (4)	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-4	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	.66	-0.035	.81	-0.03%	-0.35	P
3	516	13 (4)	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.45	-0.025	.51	-0.02%	-0.89	P
4	517	18 (4)	Apr 27	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.87	-0.047	1.49	-0.05%	-0.77	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	518	24 (5)	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	1.77	-0.118	2.97	-0.12%	-0.90	P
6	519	29 (4)	May 12	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.57	-0.069	2.51	-0.07%	-0.64	P
7	520	33 (3)	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.74	-0.047	1.37	-0.05%	-1.12	P
8	521	38 (4)	May 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	2.38	-0.103	5.23	-0.14%	-0.95	P
9	522	43 (4)	May 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.059	.118	9	3.12	-0.076	9.15	-0.14%	-0.73	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
10	523	48 (4)	Jun 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.053	.053	.105	9	1.64	-0.084	4.90	-0.15%	-0.67	P
11	524	53 (4)	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.69	-0.009	1.69	-0.01%	-0.31	P
12	525	57 (3)	Jun 13	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9	1.03	-0.041	2.10	-0.05%	-0.39	P
13	526	62 (4)	Jun 18	LAD		MON	W,8-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.045	.045	.045	.091	9						P
14	527	72 (9)	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.040	.040	.080	9	1.16	-0.086	2.92	-0.13%	-0.70	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
15	528	78 (5)	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.074	.148	9	.23	0.006	.63	0.01%	-0.03	P
16	529	83 (4)	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.069	.138	9	.78	-0.037	2.22	-0.06%	-0.27	P
17	530	88 (4)	Jul 17	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	.60	-0.063	1.70	-0.11%	-1.22	P
18	531	94 (5)	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.088	.088	.176	9	.82	-0.007	2.30	-0.01%	-0.13	P
19	532	98 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.81	-0.044	2.11	-0.07%	-0.41	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
20	533	102 (3)	Aug 1	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.079	.079	.158	9	1.88	-0.093	5.24	-0.16%	-0.73	P
21	534	107 (4)	Aug 6	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.073	.073	.073	.146	9	.92	-0.096	2.87	-0.18%	-1.23	P
22	535	112 (4)	Aug 11	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.070	.070	.070	.140	9	.91	-0.047	3.13	-0.10%	-0.35	P
23	536	116 (3)	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.067	.067	.067	.133	9	.79	-0.062	3.65	-0.17%	-0.86	P
24	537	120 (3)	Aug 21	LAD	@	MON	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.064	.064	.064	.128	9	.97	-0.047	2.78	-0.08%	-0.36	P
25	538	130 (9)	Aug 31 (2)	LAD		MON	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.080	.080	.080	.160	9	.71	0.016	2.47	0.03%	-0.21	P
Sep/Oct		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	539	135 (4)	Sep 5	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.59	-0.029	2.54	-0.08%	-0.30	P
27	540	140 (4)	Sep 12	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.091	.074	.165	9	1.00	0.028	6.15	0.10%	0.05	P
28	541	145 (4)	Sep 17	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.088	.071	.159	9	.78	-0.038	3.82	-0.11%	-0.42	P
29	542	150 (4)	Sep 22	LAD		ATL	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.085	.069	.154	9	1.51	-0.078	8.24	-0.26%	-0.67	P
30	543	155 (4)	Sep 27	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.081	.095	.081	.176	9	.30	-0.023	1.46	-0.07%	-0.34	P
31	544	160 (4)	Oct 3	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.078	.092	.078	.170	9	.90	-0.044	5.87	-0.17%	-0.30	P
32	545	162 (1)	Oct 5	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.078	.092	.078	.170	9						P
							22-10		73	64	3	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	19	0	8	0	0	4	0	0	.078	.092	.078	.170		.94	-1.438	2.83	-2.45%	-16.68

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