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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 12	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 18	MIL	@	BOS	W,14-0	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 24	MIL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS	28	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (4)	May 1	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-4	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	25 (4)	May 8	MIL		TEX	W,6-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	33 (7)	May 18	MIL		TOR	W,7-6	GS	24	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	37 (3)	May 23	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	42 (4)	May 29	MIL		SEA	L,4-6	GS	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	47 (4)	Jun 3	MIL		CAL	L,0-3	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	52 (4)	Jun 8	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-7	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	57 (4)	Jun 13	MIL		BAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
13	61 (3)	Jun 18	MIL	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 24	MIL		CLE	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
15	70 (3)	Jun 29	MIL		DET	W,4-3	GS	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	75 (4)	Jul 4	MIL	@	CLE	W,8-3	GS	30	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
17	77 (1)	Jul 9	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-8	GS	22	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 14	MIL		MIN	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
19	88 (5)	Jul 19	MIL		TEX	L,1-3	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 24	MIL		CHW	W,8-7	GS	20	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 30	MIL	@	BOS	L,5-10	GS	25	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	104 (5)	Aug 4	MIL		KCR	L,2-6	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	110 (5)	Aug 9	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-8	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	120 (9)	Aug 19	MIL		OAK	L,1-9	GS	21	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
25	125 (4)	Aug 24	MIL		CAL	W,1-0	GS	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	130 (4)	Aug 29	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	135 (4)	Sep 4	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS	30	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
28	141 (5)	Sep 9 (2)	MIL		DET	L,1-2	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	146 (4)	Sep 14	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	152 (5)	Sep 21	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-7	GS	27	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	158 (5)	Sep 28	MIL		CLE	W,6-4	GS	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
							31gm		220.1	13	23	1	37	1