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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	CAL	@	SEA	L,2-5	GS	20	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 15	CAL		SEA	L,4-9	GS	10	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (4)	Apr 20	CAL		MIN	W,8-5	GS	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	18 (4)	Apr 26	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-6	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	23 (4)	May 2	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-5	GS	27	6.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	28 (4)	May 7	CAL		TOR	W,6-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	33 (4)	May 12	CAL		BOS	W,7-1	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	41 (7)	May 23	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-10	GS	11	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	46 (4)	May 29	CAL		DET	L,4-7	GS	27	5.2	0	2	1	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	51 (4)	Jun 3	CAL		NYY	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	P
11	56 (4)	Jun 9	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
12	61 (4)	Jun 14	CAL		KCR	W,6-5	GS	29	6.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	65 (3)	Jun 18	CAL		TEX	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	69 (3)	Jun 23	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	73 (3)	Jun 28	CAL		CLE	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	78 (4)	Jul 4	CAL	@	TOR	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	83 (4)	Jul 9	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-1	GS	29	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	88 (4)	Jul 17	CAL		TOR	L,5-8	GS	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	93 (4)	Jul 22	CAL		MIL	L,2-6	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
20	97 (3)	Jul 27	CAL		BOS	W,3-0	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	102 (4)	Aug 1	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
22	107 (4)	Aug 6	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	112 (4)	Aug 11	CAL		MIN	L,0-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	117 (4)	Aug 17	CAL		OAK	W,7-3	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	122 (4)	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	127 (4)	Aug 28	CAL		DET	W,4-2	GS	27	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	132 (4)	Sep 2	CAL		BAL	W,10-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
28	136 (3)	Sep 7	CAL		NYY	W,7-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	139 (2)	Sep 12	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	144 (4)	Sep 17	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	149 (4)	Sep 22 (1)	CAL		CLE	W,4-3	GS	26	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	154 (4)	Sep 27	CAL		TEX	L,0-1	GS	27	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	158 (3)	Oct 1	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-2	GS	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	162 (3)	Oct 5	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-7	GS	27	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
							34gm		207.0	18	14	2	34	1