Don Sutton was born on Monday, April 2, 1945, in Clio, Alabama. Sutton was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1966, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Sutton baseball stats page.
"It's amazing how fast you grow old in this game. At first you're the rookie right-hander, next season you're that promising right-hander, then suddenly you're the old man." - Don Sutton in The Los Angeles Times (08/04/1987, A Graybeard's Lament, Part III Page 2)
Don SuttonDon 'The Mechanic' Sutton Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#622 | Checklist) |
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Don SuttonDon Sutton Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1966 | 21 | Dodgers | 37 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 2.99 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 225.2 | 916 | 192 | 75 | 82 | 19 | 52 | 6 | 209 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1967 | 22 | Dodgers | 37 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3.95 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 232.2 | 962 | 223 | 102 | 106 | 18 | 57 | 9 | 169 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
1968 | 23 | Dodgers | 35 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 2.60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 207.2 | 847 | 179 | 60 | 64 | 6 | 59 | 14 | 162 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
1969 | 24 | Dodgers | 41 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 293.1 | 1,226 | 269 | 113 | 123 | 25 | 91 | 6 | 217 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1970 | 25 | Dodgers | 38 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4.08 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 260.1 | 1,109 | 251 | 118 | 127 | 38 | 78 | 7 | 201 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
1971 | 26 | Dodgers | 38 | 37 | 1 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.54 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 265.1 | 1,059 | 231 | 75 | 85 | 10 | 55 | 5 | 194 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - |
1972 | 27 | Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 0 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 2.08 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 272.2 | 1,061 | 186 | 63 | 78 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 207 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1973 | 28 | Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.42 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 256.1 | 1,006 | 196 | 69 | 78 | 18 | 56 | 4 | 200 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | 29 | Dodgers | 40 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 3.23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 276.0 | 1,148 | 241 | 99 | 111 | 23 | 80 | 2 | 179 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
1975 | 30 | Dodgers | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 2.87 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 254.1 | 1,031 | 202 | 81 | 87 | 17 | 62 | 5 | 175 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 31 | Dodgers | 35 | 34 | 1 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3.06 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 267.2 | 1,093 | 231 | 91 | 98 | 22 | 82 | 6 | 161 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1977 | 32 | Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 240.1 | 979 | 207 | 85 | 93 | 23 | 69 | 2 | 150 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1978 | 33 | Dodgers | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.55 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 238.1 | 990 | 228 | 94 | 109 | 29 | 54 | 7 | 154 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1979 | 34 | Dodgers | 33 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.82 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 226.0 | 927 | 201 | 96 | 109 | 21 | 61 | 6 | 146 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
1980 | 35 | Dodgers | 32 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 212.1 | 833 | 163 | 52 | 56 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
1981 | 36 | Astros | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.61 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 158.2 | 624 | 132 | 46 | 51 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1982 | 37 | Astros | 27 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 195.0 | 784 | 169 | 65 | 75 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 139 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1982 | 37 | Brewers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 | 228 | 55 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 38 | Brewers | 31 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 4.08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 220.1 | 925 | 209 | 100 | 109 | 21 | 54 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 39 | Brewers | 33 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212.2 | 912 | 224 | 89 | 103 | 24 | 51 | 2 | 143 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1985 | 40 | Athletics | 29 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 194.1 | 819 | 194 | 84 | 88 | 19 | 51 | 0 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 40 | Angels | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 124 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 41 | Angels | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.74 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 207.0 | 853 | 192 | 86 | 93 | 31 | 49 | 2 | 116 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1987 | 42 | Angels | 35 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191.2 | 795 | 199 | 100 | 101 | 38 | 41 | 0 | 99 | 7 | 7 | 0 | - |
1988 | 43 | Dodgers | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.1 | 380 | 91 | 38 | 44 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
23 Years | 774 | 756 | 12 | 324 | 256 | .559 | 3.26 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 5,282.1 | 21,631 | 4,692 | 1,914 | 2,104 | 472 | 1,343 | 102 | 3,574 | 112 | 82 | 21 | 0 |
Don SuttonDon Sutton Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1966 | 21 | Dodgers | 38 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .183 | .202 | .207 |
1967 | 22 | Dodgers | 43 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .156 | .160 |
1968 | 23 | Dodgers | 36 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .177 | .197 | .177 |
1969 | 24 | Dodgers | 41 | 98 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .153 | .162 | .153 |
1970 | 25 | Dodgers | 40 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .155 | .253 | .202 |
1971 | 26 | Dodgers | 39 | 88 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .242 | .239 |
1972 | 27 | Dodgers | 33 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .170 | .143 |
1973 | 28 | Dodgers | 33 | 84 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .119 | .167 | .131 |
1974 | 29 | Dodgers | 40 | 98 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .184 | .216 | .204 |
1975 | 30 | Dodgers | 35 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .138 | .179 | .150 |
1976 | 31 | Dodgers | 35 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .083 | .144 | .095 |
1977 | 32 | Dodgers | 33 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .151 | .235 | .178 |
1978 | 33 | Dodgers | 34 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .132 | .083 |
1979 | 34 | Dodgers | 33 | 77 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .154 | .143 |
1980 | 35 | Dodgers | 32 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .078 | .092 | .078 |
1981 | 36 | Astros | 23 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .137 | .228 | .137 |
1982 | 37 | Astros | 27 | 68 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .186 | .162 |
1982 | 37 | Brewers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 38 | Brewers | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 39 | Brewers | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 40 | Athletics | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 40 | Angels | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 41 | Angels | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 42 | Angels | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 43 | Dodgers | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .125 | .087 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
23 Years | 785 | 1,354 | 64 | 195 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 60 | 0 | 365 | 136 | 3 | 6 | 29 | .144 | .183 | .157 |
Don SuttonDon Sutton Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1966 Dodgers | P | 37 | 35 | 677 | 42 | 1.1 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.60 |
1967 Dodgers | P | 37 | 34 | 698 | 39 | 1.1 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.47 |
1968 Dodgers | P | 35 | 27 | 623 | 38 | 1.1 | 37 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.60 |
1969 Dodgers | P | 41 | 41 | 880 | 63 | 1.5 | 62 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.90 |
1970 Dodgers | P | 38 | 38 | 781 | 52 | 1.4 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 1.69 |
1971 Dodgers | P | 38 | 37 | 796 | 55 | 1.4 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.80 |
1972 Dodgers | P | 33 | 33 | 818 | 53 | 1.6 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.72 |
1973 Dodgers | P | 33 | 33 | 769 | 47 | 1.4 | 46 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.62 |
1974 Dodgers | P | 40 | 40 | 828 | 50 | 1.3 | 50 | 17 | 33 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
1975 Dodgers | P | 35 | 35 | 763 | 51 | 1.5 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.73 |
1976 Dodgers | P | 35 | 34 | 803 | 37 | 1.1 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.21 |
1977 Dodgers | P | 33 | 33 | 721 | 45 | 1.4 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.65 |
1978 Dodgers | P | 34 | 34 | 715 | 36 | 1.1 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.36 |
1979 Dodgers | P | 33 | 32 | 678 | 41 | 1.2 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.59 |
1980 Dodgers | P | 32 | 31 | 637 | 51 | 1.6 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.08 |
1981 Astros | P | 23 | 23 | 476 | 37 | 1.6 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.99 |
1982 Astros | P | 27 | 27 | 585 | 37 | 1.4 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.66 |
1982 Brewers | P | 7 | 7 | 164 | 14 | 2.0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1983 Brewers | P | 31 | 31 | 661 | 37 | 1.2 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.47 |
1984 Brewers | P | 33 | 33 | 638 | 31 | 0.9 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.27 |
1985 Athletics | P | 29 | 29 | 583 | 42 | 1.4 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.76 |
1985 Angels | P | 5 | 5 | 95 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.57 |
1986 Angels | P | 34 | 34 | 621 | 34 | 1.0 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.39 |
1987 Angels | P | 35 | 34 | 575 | 26 | 0.7 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.22 |
1988 Dodgers | P | 16 | 16 | 262 | 18 | 1.1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.75 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 774 | 756 | 15,847 | 978 | 1.3 | 947 | 334 | 613 | 31 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.61 | |
23 Years | 774 | 756 | 15,847 | 978 | 1.3 | 947 | 334 | 613 | 31 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.61 |
Don SuttonDon Sutton Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1966 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 4.02 | 8.34 | 2.07 |
1967 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.8 | 2.96 | 6.54 | 2.20 |
1968 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 20.7 | 2.75 | 7.02 | 2.56 |
1969 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 32.7 | 2.38 | 6.66 | 2.79 |
1970 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 2.58 | 6.95 | 2.70 |
1971 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 12.6 | 3.53 | 6.58 | 1.87 |
1972 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 91.0 | 3.29 | 6.83 | 2.08 |
1973 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 16.8 | 3.57 | 7.02 | 1.97 |
1974 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 2.24 | 5.84 | 2.61 |
1975 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 26.7 | 2.82 | 6.19 | 2.19 |
1976 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.4 | 28.0 | 1.96 | 5.41 | 2.76 |
1977 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 2.17 | 5.62 | 2.58 |
1978 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 24.0 | 2.85 | 5.82 | 2.04 |
1979 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 25.7 | 2.39 | 5.81 | 2.43 |
1980 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 64.0 | 2.72 | 5.43 | 1.99 |
1981 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | 3.59 | 5.90 | 1.64 |
1982 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 68.0 | 3.02 | 6.42 | 2.12 |
1982 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 5.93 | 2.96 |
1983 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.48 | 5.47 | 2.21 |
1984 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.80 | 6.05 | 2.16 |
1985 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 4.21 | 2.36 |
1985 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.55 | 2.27 |
1986 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.37 | 5.04 | 2.13 |
1987 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.41 | 4.65 | 1.93 |
1988 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 23.0 | 1.47 | 4.53 | 3.09 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
23 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 2.66 | 6.09 | 2.29 |
Donald Howard Sutton was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966-1980, 1988), Houston Astros (1981-1982), Milwaukee Brewers (1982-1984), Oakland Athletics (1985), and California Angels (1985-1987). Don, his nickname, made his big league debut on April 14, 1966, and became the second J. M. Tate High School graduate to reach the majors. Do you know who preceded him? [Answer]
Did you know that Don Sutton was the nineteenth pitcher in history to join the 300 Wins Club, the eighth pitcher in history to join the 3,000 Strikeouts Club, and the fourth pitcher to appear in both pitching fraternities?
Don Sutton Rookie Card | 1966 Topps Baseball Card (#288 | Checklist)
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Don Sutton made his Major League debut on April 14, 1966, a 7-inning, 7-hits allowed, 7-strikeout loss to the Houston Astros. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional "Black & Decker" numbers of interest:
0 - Don Sutton never spent a single day on the disabled list, never won a Cy Young Award, never threw a no-hitter (but did have five one-hitters), and never hit a home run (but had 1,354 at-bats making giving him the fifth worst at-bat to home run ratio in Major League history).
2.20 - Don Sutton had a league-low earned run average in 1980, his first and only ERA Championship. Second place in the Senior Circuit that year was Steve Carlton (2.34 ERA).
19 - Don Sutton had his nineteenth consecutive 100 strikeout season in 1984, setting a new Major League mark for consecutive 100+ strikeout seasons over the course of a career.
20 - Don Sutton wore number twenty most of his entire career, and in 1998, the Los Angeles Dodgers retired #20 in his honor. [Don Sutton Videos]
81.6 - Don Sutton appeared on his first National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot in 1994, receiving 56.8% of the votes. In 1995, 57.4% of the votes, in 1996 63.8% of the votes, in 1997 73.2% of the votes, and in 1998 Sutton received 81.6% of the vote - the only player selected for induction.
209 - Don Sutton had two-hundred nine strikeouts his rookie year, the most by a senior circuit rookie pitcher since Grover Alexander in 1911. The Sporting News awarded Sutton with the Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award.
250 - Don Sutton won his 250th career game on July 7, 1982, a 5-1 four hitter against the Chicago Cubs. Black & Decker didn't always have that kind of success with the Cubbies, having lost his first thirteen consecutive decisions against the Cubs.
1976 - Don Sutton, on September 22, 1976, beat the Giants 3-1 on a 6-hitter, his twentieth win of the season, and the only year he joined the 20-wins club.
Don Sutton | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1998 (HOF)
Besides being former Major League pitchers, what do Hideo Nomo (236 strikeouts in 1995) and Don Sutton (209 strikeouts in 1966) have in common? They are the only two Los Angeles Dodgers' twirlers, during their very first season, to strikeout more than two-hundred batters.