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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	GS	21	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 8	MIL	@	SEA	L,4-5	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 14	MIL	@	KCR	W,8-4	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	13 (3)	Apr 20	MIL		SEA	L,0-5	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	17 (3)	Apr 26	MIL		CAL	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22 (4)	May 3	MIL		KCR	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	27 (4)	May 8 susp	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 15	MIL		TEX	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 20	MIL		CLE	L,2-3	GS	31	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (4)	Jun 1	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 6	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	57 (4)	Jun 11	MIL		BAL	L,1-3	GS	35	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	62 (4)	Jun 16	MIL		DET	L,0-6	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	66 (3)	Jun 21	MIL	@	DET	W,4-3	GS	24	6.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	72 (5)	Jun 26	MIL		TOR	W,6-3	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	78 (5)	Jul 2 (1)	MIL		SEA	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
18	85 (6)	Jul 7	MIL		OAK	L,2-8	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	88 (2)	Jul 13	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS	28	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	93 (4)	Jul 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	98 (4)	Jul 23	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	GS	27	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	103 (4)	Jul 28	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	109 (5)	Aug 3	MIL		CHW	L,1-5	GS	33	7.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
24	114 (4)	Aug 8	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	119 (4)	Aug 13	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-5	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	124 (4)	Aug 19 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	129 (4)	Aug 25	MIL		TEX	W,7-6	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	134 (4)	Aug 30	MIL		CLE	W,7-6	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	138 (3)	Sep 4	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	143 (4)	Sep 10	MIL	@	BOS	W,7-4	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	148 (4)	Sep 16	MIL		BAL	L,8-11	GS	26	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	153 (4)	Sep 21	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
33	158 (4)	Sep 26	MIL		DET	W,7-5	GS	35	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		212.2	11	19	1	31	1