Don Sutton played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1988, appearing in 774 games over 23 seasons. He recorded a total of 324 W and 256 L, an ERA of 3.26, 3,574 SO, a WHIP of 1.142, and a WAR of 68.5.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Don Sutton |
Date of Birth | April 2, 1945 |
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MLB Debut | 1966 |
๐ Career Summary
Don Sutton appeared in 774 games over 23 MLB seasons from 1966 to 1988. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 756 (MLB Rank: 3) |
GF | 12 (MLB Rank: 4,499) |
W | 324 (MLB Rank: 14) |
L | 256 (MLB Rank: 7) |
SV | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,895) |
ERA | 3.26 (MLB Rank: 1,874) |
IP | 5282.1 (MLB Rank: 7) |
SHO | 58 (MLB Rank: 10) |
CG | 178 (MLB Rank: 176) |
SO | 3,574 (MLB Rank: 7) |
BB | 1343 (MLB Rank: 25) |
H | 4,692 (MLB Rank: 12) |
HR | 472 (MLB Rank: 5) |
SO9 | 6.09 (MLB Rank: 3,790) |
BB9 | 2.29 (MLB Rank: 10,185) |
H9 | 7.99 (MLB Rank: 9,856) |
HR9 | 0.8 (MLB Rank: 5,389) |
WHIP | 1.142 (MLB Rank: 10,929) |
WAR | 68.5 (MLB Rank: 35) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1988)
In his final season (1988), Don Sutton recorded the following stats:
GS | 16 |
W | 3 |
L | 6 |
ERA | 3.92 |
IP | 87.1 |
SO | 44 |
BB | 30 |
H | 91 |
HR | 7 |
SO9 | 4.53 |
BB9 | 3.09 |
H9 | 9.38 |
HR9 | 0.72 |
WHIP | 1.385 |
WAR | โ0.1 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1976, 21 W
- Most SO: 1969, 217 SO
- Most IP: 1969, 293.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1972, 6.6 WAR
- Best ERA: 1972, 2.08 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Don Sutton appeared in 12 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.21, pitched 81.4 IP, struck out 47 batters, with 5 W and 3 L.
Don Sutton Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1966 | 12 | 12 | 2.99 | 0.5 | 0 | 209 | 225.2 | 3.5 | 1.081 | 19 | 192 | 52 | 82 | 75 | 110 | 2.53 | 8.3 | 4.02 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 916 |
1967 | 11 | 15 | 3.95 | 0.423 | 1 | 169 | 232.2 | 1.1 | 1.203 | 18 | 223 | 57 | 106 | 102 | 78 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 2.96 | 34 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 962 |
1968 | 11 | 15 | 2.6 | 0.423 | 1 | 162 | 207.2 | 3.2 | 1.146 | 6 | 179 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 106 | 2.08 | 7 | 2.75 | 27 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 847 |
1969 | 17 | 18 | 3.47 | 0.486 | 0 | 217 | 293.1 | 2 | 1.227 | 25 | 269 | 91 | 123 | 113 | 96 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 2.38 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1226 |
1970 | 15 | 13 | 4.08 | 0.536 | 0 | 201 | 260.1 | 1.1 | 1.264 | 38 | 251 | 78 | 127 | 118 | 94 | 4.01 | 6.9 | 2.58 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1109 |
1971 | 17 | 12 | 2.54 | 0.586 | 1 | 194 | 265.1 | 4.6 | 1.078 | 10 | 231 | 55 | 85 | 75 | 127 | 2.16 | 6.6 | 3.53 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1059 |
1972 | 19 | 9 | 2.08 | 0.679 | 0 | 207 | 272.2 | 6.6 | 0.913 | 13 | 186 | 63 | 78 | 63 | 162 | 2.24 | 6.8 | 3.29 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1061 |
1973 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 0.643 | 0 | 200 | 256.1 | 5.4 | 0.983 | 18 | 196 | 56 | 78 | 69 | 144 | 2.63 | 7 | 3.57 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1006 |
1974 | 19 | 9 | 3.23 | 0.679 | 0 | 179 | 276 | 2.5 | 1.163 | 23 | 241 | 80 | 111 | 99 | 106 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 2.24 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1148 |
1975 | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 0.552 | 0 | 175 | 254.1 | 3.5 | 1.038 | 17 | 202 | 62 | 87 | 81 | 119 | 2.85 | 6.2 | 2.82 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1031 |
1976 | 21 | 10 | 3.06 | 0.677 | 0 | 161 | 267.2 | 3.1 | 1.169 | 22 | 231 | 82 | 98 | 91 | 110 | 3.45 | 5.4 | 1.96 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1093 |
1977 | 14 | 8 | 3.18 | 0.636 | 0 | 150 | 240.1 | 4.5 | 1.148 | 23 | 207 | 69 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 3.63 | 5.6 | 2.17 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 979 |
1978 | 15 | 11 | 3.55 | 0.577 | 0 | 154 | 238.1 | 1.4 | 1.183 | 29 | 228 | 54 | 109 | 94 | 99 | 3.62 | 5.8 | 2.85 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 990 |
1979 | 12 | 15 | 3.82 | 0.444 | 1 | 146 | 226 | 2 | 1.159 | 21 | 201 | 61 | 109 | 96 | 95 | 3.47 | 5.8 | 2.39 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.8 | 8 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 927 |
1980 | 13 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.722 | 1 | 128 | 212.1 | 6.3 | 0.989 | 20 | 163 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 161 | 3.46 | 5.4 | 2.72 | 31 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 833 |
1981 | 11 | 9 | 2.61 | 0.55 | 0 | 104 | 158.2 | 2.8 | 1.015 | 6 | 132 | 29 | 51 | 46 | 126 | 2.35 | 5.9 | 3.59 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 624 |
1982 | 17 | 9 | 3.06 | 0.654 | 0 | 175 | 249.2 | 3.5 | 1.154 | 18 | 224 | 64 | 96 | 85 | 112 | 3.03 | 6.3 | 2.73 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1012 |
1983 | 8 | 13 | 4.08 | 0.381 | 0 | 134 | 220.1 | 1.6 | 1.194 | 21 | 209 | 54 | 109 | 100 | 92 | 3.58 | 5.5 | 2.48 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 925 |
1984 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 0.538 | 0 | 143 | 212.2 | 2.7 | 1.293 | 24 | 224 | 51 | 103 | 89 | 103 | 3.65 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 912 |
1985 | 15 | 10 | 3.86 | 0.6 | 0 | 107 | 226 | 3.1 | 1.239 | 25 | 221 | 59 | 101 | 97 | 100 | 3.96 | 4.3 | 1.81 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 943 |