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Don Sutton

Born: April 2, 1945, Clio, AL Died: January 18, 2021, Rancho Mirage, CA

Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 Bats: Right Throws: Right

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Pitching Statistics

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Year  Team            Lg  Age  W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  MI  GF  SV  SHO    IP    H   BFP    R   ER  HR   UW  IW  HP   SO
1966  Los Angeles     NL  21  12  12   2.99   37  35   6   2   0   0   2  225.2  192   916   82   75  19   46   6   3  209 
1967  Los Angeles     NL  22  11  15   3.95   37  34  11   1   2   1   3  232.2  223   962  106  102  18   48   9   6  169 
1968  Los Angeles     NL  23  11  15   2.60   35  27   7   2   6   1   2  207.2  179   847   64   60   6   45  14   2  162 
1969  Los Angeles     NL  24  17  18   3.47   41  41  11   0   0   0   4  293.1  269  1226  123  113  25   85   6   3  217 
1970  Los Angeles     NL  25  15  13   4.08   38  38  10   0   0   0   4  260.1  251  1109  127  118  38   71   7  10  201 
1971  Los Angeles     NL  26  17  12   2.54   38  37  12   0   1   1   4  265.1  231  1059   85   75  10   50   5   5  194 
1972  Los Angeles     NL  27  19   9   2.08   33  33  18   0   0   0   9  272.2  186  1061   78   63  13   62   1   4  207 
1973  Los Angeles     NL  28  18  10   2.42   33  33  14   0   0   0   3  256.1  196  1006   78   69  18   52   4   5  200 
1974  Los Angeles     NL  29  19   9   3.23   40  40  10   0   0   0   5  276.0  241  1148  111   99  23   78   2   6  179 
1975  Los Angeles     NL  30  16  13   2.87   35  35  11   0   0   0   4  254.1  202  1031   87   81  17   57   5   3  175 
1976  Los Angeles     NL  31  21  10   3.06   35  34  15   0   1   0   4  267.2  231  1093   98   91  22   76   6   3  161 
1977  Los Angeles     NL  32  14   8   3.18   33  33   9   0   0   0   3  240.1  207   979   93   85  23   67   2   3  150 
1978  Los Angeles     NL  33  15  11   3.55   34  34  12   0   0   0   2  238.1  228   990  109   94  29   47   7   5  154 
1979  Los Angeles     NL  34  12  15   3.82   33  32   6   0   1   1   1  226.0  201   927  109   96  21   55   6   1  146 
1980  Los Angeles     NL  35  13   5   2.20   32  31   4   0   1   1   2  212.1  163   833   56   52  20   42   5   2  128 
1981  Houston         NL  36  11   9   2.61   23  23   6   0   0   0   3  158.2  132   624   51   46   6   26   3   1  104 
1982  2 Teams             37  17   9   3.06   34  34   6   0   0   0   1  249.2  224  1012   96   85  18   62   2   1  175 
1983  Milwaukee       AL  38   8  13   4.08   31  31   4   0   0   0   0  220.1  209   925  109  100  21   52   2   5  134 
1984  Milwaukee       AL  39  14  12   3.77   33  33   1   0   0   0   0  212.2  224   912  103   89  24   49   2   3  143 
1985  2 Teams             40  15  10   3.86   34  34   1   0   0   0   1  226.0  221   943  101   97  25   59   0   0  107 
1986  California      AL  41  15  11   3.74   34  34   3   0   0   0   1  207.0  192   853   93   86  31   47   2   3  116 
1987  California      AL  42  11  11   4.70   35  34   1   1   0   0   0  191.2  199   795  101  100  38   41   0   7   99 
1988  Los Angeles     NL  43   3   6   3.92   16  16   0   0   0   0   0   87.1   91   380   44   38   7   24   6   1   44 
TOTALS                       324 256   3.26  774 756 178   6  12   5  58 5282.1 4692 21631 2104 1914 472 1241 102  82 3574
Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts

Pitching Statistics (Batters' format)

Year  Team            Lg    G    AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
1966  Los Angeles     NL   37   841   82  192  279  24   3  19       14   6  14   6   46   6   3  209  12  .228  .332  .274  
1967  Los Angeles     NL   37   891  106  223  324  37   5  18        5   3  12   2   48   9   6  169  18  .250  .364  .299  
1968  Los Angeles     NL   35   773   64  179  227  24   3   6       10   3  16   6   45  14   2  162   8  .232  .294  .287  
1969  Los Angeles     NL   41  1111  123  269  394  42   4  25       11  10  21  10   85   6   3  217  12  .242  .355  .299  
1970  Los Angeles     NL   38  1007  127  251  415  36   7  38        7   7  27   7   71   7  10  201  13  .249  .412  .308  
1971  Los Angeles     NL   38   972   85  231  310  29  10  10       18   9  20   8   50   5   5  194  21  .238  .319  .280  
1972  Los Angeles     NL   33   985   78  186  267  34   4  13        5   4  15   4   62   1   4  207  18  .189  .271  .240  
1973  Los Angeles     NL   33   937   78  196  285  29   3  18        5   3  17   4   52   4   5  200  23  .209  .304  .257  
1974  Los Angeles     NL   40  1051  111  241  366  40   8  23        9   2  16   4   78   2   6  179  14  .229  .348  .287  
1975  Los Angeles     NL   35   948   87  202  312  41   9  17       14   4  12   1   57   5   3  175   3  .213  .329  .263  
1976  Los Angeles     NL   35   987   98  231  339  32   5  22       15   6  24  11   76   6   3  161  20  .234  .343  .293  
1977  Los Angeles     NL   33   888   93  207  332  42   7  23       12   7  25   8   67   2   3  150  13  .233  .374  .289  
1978  Los Angeles     NL   34   913  109  228  367  38   7  29       14   4  22   8   47   7   5  154  13  .250  .402  .294  
1979  Los Angeles     NL   33   841  109  201  296  26   3  21       15   9  20   8   55   6   1  146   9  .239  .352  .288  
1980  Los Angeles     NL   32   773   56  163  255  22   5  20        8   3  24   6   42   5   2  128   9  .211  .330  .257  
1981  Houston         NL   23   575   51  132  174  14   5   6       13   6   5   8   26   3   1  104   5  .230  .303  .265  
1982  2 Teams              34   937   96  224  324  36   5  18        5   5           62   2   1  175  19  .239  .346  .287  
1983  Milwaukee       AL   31   851  109  209  319  39   4  21        8   7  31   4   52   2   5  134   7  .246  .375  .292  
1984  Milwaukee       AL   33   843  103  224  336  30   5  24        4  11  20   4   49   2   3  143  11  .266  .399  .306  
1985  2 Teams              34   875  101  221  337  41   0  25        4   5           59   0   0  107  13  .253  .385  .298  
1986  California      AL   34   795   93  192  327  36   3  31        3   3  13   6   47   2   3  116  11  .242  .411  .287  
1987  California      AL   35   740  101  199  339  24   1  38        2   5  11   9   41   0   7   99  16  .269  .458  .311  
1988  Los Angeles     NL   16   337   44   91  126  12   1   7        7   5  20   4   24   6   1   44   4  .270  .374  .327  
Pitcher data (batters' format): G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage

Batting Statistics

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Year  Team            Lg  Age   G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SH  SF  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP
1966  Los Angeles     NL  21   38   82    4   15   17   2   0   0    2   2   0   0   0    1   0   1   27   1  .183  .207  .202
1967  Los Angeles     NL  22   43   75    4   10   12   2   0   0    4   7   0   0   0    2   0   0   24   0  .133  .160  .156
1968  Los Angeles     NL  23   36   62    3   11   11   0   0   0    3   6   2   0   0    2   0   0   22   1  .177  .177  .197
1969  Los Angeles     NL  24   41   98    6   15   15   0   0   0    3   9   0   0   0    0   0   1   28   5  .153  .153  .162
1970  Los Angeles     NL  25   40   84    6   13   17   2   1   0    6   5   0   1   0   10   0   1   22   1  .155  .202  .253
1971  Los Angeles     NL  26   39   88    4   19   21   2   0   0    7   4   0   0   0    3   0   0   18   0  .216  .239  .242
1972  Los Angeles     NL  27   33   91    4   13   13   0   0   0    1  11   0   0   0    2   0   1   24   0  .143  .143  .170
1973  Los Angeles     NL  28   33   84    6   10   11   1   0   0    5   7   1   0   0    5   0   0   17   3  .119  .131  .167
1974  Los Angeles     NL  29   40   98    7   18   20   2   0   0    7   9   0   0   0    3   0   1   22   3  .184  .204  .216
1975  Los Angeles     NL  30   35   80    4   11   12   1   0   0    3  12   0   0   0    4   0   0   20   3  .138  .150  .179
1976  Los Angeles     NL  31   35   84    2    7    8   1   0   0    3   9   0   0   0    6   0   0   19   3  .083  .095  .144
1977  Los Angeles     NL  32   33   73    3   11   13   2   0   0    8  10   0   0   0    8   0   0   21   2  .151  .178  .235
1978  Los Angeles     NL  33   34   72    1    6    6   0   0   0    3  14   0   0   0    4   0   0   22   0  .083  .083  .132
1979  Los Angeles     NL  34   33   77    2   11   11   0   0   0    3   8   0   0   0    1   0   0   17   1  .143  .143  .154
1980  Los Angeles     NL  35   32   64    3    5    5   0   0   0    1   8   0   0   0    1   0   0   19   4  .078  .078  .092
1981  Houston         NL  36   23   51    1    7    7   0   0   0    3   5   0   0   0    5   0   1   12   2  .137  .137  .228
1982  2 Teams             37   34   68    3   11   11   0   0   0    1   4   0   0   0    2   0   0   25   0  .162  .162  .186
1983  Milwaukee       AL  38   31    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1984  Milwaukee       AL  39   33    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1985  2 Teams             40   34    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1986  California      AL  41   34    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1987  California      AL  42   35    0    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000
1988  Los Angeles     NL  43   16   23    1    2    2   0   0   0    1   6   0   0   0    1   0   0    6   0  .087  .087  .125
TOTALS                        785 1354   64  195  212  15   1   0   64 136   3   1   0   60   0   6  365  29  .144  .157  .183
Batter data: G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage

Defensive Statistics

Year  Team            Lg    POS      INN   GS   DR+  DR-   G    PO    A    E   DP     FP    RF9   SB   CS   PB   PkO
1966  Los Angeles     NL      P    225.2   35             37     8   32    2    3   .952   1.60   14    6          1

1967  Los Angeles     NL      P    232.2   34             37     7   31    1    2   .974   1.47   12    2          0

1968  Los Angeles     NL      P    207.2   27             35    12   25    1    0   .974   1.60   16    6          0

1969  Los Angeles     NL      P    293.1   41             41    19   43    1    3   .984   1.90   21   10          0

1970  Los Angeles     NL      P    260.1   38             38    21   28    3    1   .942   1.69   27    7          3

1971  Los Angeles     NL      P    265.1   37             38    27   26    2    5   .964   1.80   20    8          1

1972  Los Angeles     NL      P    272.2   33             33    18   34    1    2   .981   1.72   15    4          1

1973  Los Angeles     NL      P    256.1   33             33    12   34    1    2   .979   1.62   17    4          2

1974  Los Angeles     NL      P    276.0   40             40    17   33    0    1  1.000   1.63   16    4          0

1975  Los Angeles     NL      P    254.1   35             35    24   25    2    0   .961   1.73   12    1          0

1976  Los Angeles     NL      P    267.2   34             35     5   31    1    2   .973   1.21   24   11          0

1977  Los Angeles     NL      P    240.1   33             33    15   29    1    3   .978   1.65   25    8          1

1978  Los Angeles     NL      P    238.1   34             34    13   23    0    2  1.000   1.36   22    8          0

1979  Los Angeles     NL      P    226.0   32             33    16   24    1    2   .976   1.59   20    8          0

1980  Los Angeles     NL      P    212.1   31             32    24   25    2    3   .961   2.08   24    6          1

1981  Houston         NL      P    158.2   23             23    11   24    2    3   .946   1.99    5    8          2

1982  Houston         NL      P    195.0   27             27    16   20    1    2   .973   1.66   25    7          0
1982  Milwaukee       AL      P     54.2    7              7     6    8    0    1  1.000   2.30    4    2          0

1983  Milwaukee       AL      P    220.1   31             31    13   23    1    1   .973   1.47   31    4          1

1984  Milwaukee       AL      P    212.2   33             33    11   19    1    1   .968   1.27   20    4          0

1985  Oakland         AL      P    194.1   29             29     7   31    4    1   .905   1.76   15    4          0
1985  California      AL      P     31.2    5              5     1    1    0    0  1.000   0.57    3    2          0

1986  California      AL      P    207.0   34             34    18   14    2    1   .941   1.39   13    6          0

1987  California      AL      P    191.2   34             35     8   18    0    1  1.000   1.22   11    9          1

1988  Los Angeles     NL      P     87.1   16             16     5   12    1    0   .944   1.75   20    4          0
Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls

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