Don Sutton
[edit] Biography
Born on April 2, 1945 in Clio, Alabama, Don Sutton (Donald Howard Sutton) played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics and California Angels over the course of his 23 year career. Sutton broke into the bigs on April 14, 1966 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and put up a 2.99 ERA in 225.2 innings pitched in 1966, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Don Sutton's best season was 1972, when he posted a 2.08 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 207 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 37
| 35
| 12
| 12
| 2.99
| 209
| 82
| 75
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 225.2
| 192
| 19
| 52
| 6
| 5
| 3
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 37
| 34
| 11
| 15
| 3.95
| 169
| 106
| 102
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 232.2
| 223
| 18
| 57
| 9
| 3
| 6
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 35
| 27
| 11
| 15
| 2.60
| 162
| 64
| 60
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 207.2
| 179
| 6
| 59
| 14
| 4
| 2
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 41
| 41
| 17
| 18
| 3.47
| 217
| 123
| 113
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 293.1
| 269
| 25
| 91
| 6
| 9
| 3
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 38
| 38
| 15
| 13
| 4.08
| 201
| 127
| 118
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 260.1
| 251
| 38
| 78
| 7
| 9
| 10
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 38
| 37
| 17
| 12
| 2.54
| 194
| 85
| 75
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 265.1
| 231
| 10
| 55
| 5
| 5
| 5
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 19
| 9
| 2.08
| 207
| 78
| 63
| 18
| 9
| 0
| 272.2
| 186
| 13
| 63
| 1
| 9
| 4
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 18
| 10
| 2.42
| 200
| 78
| 69
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 256.1
| 196
| 18
| 56
| 4
| 10
| 5
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 40
| 40
| 19
| 9
| 3.23
| 179
| 111
| 99
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 276
| 241
| 23
| 80
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 13
| 2.87
| 175
| 87
| 81
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 254.1
| 202
| 17
| 62
| 5
| 7
| 3
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 35
| 34
| 21
| 10
| 3.06
| 161
| 98
| 91
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 267.2
| 231
| 22
| 82
| 6
| 4
| 3
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 33
| 33
| 14
| 8
| 3.18
| 150
| 93
| 85
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 240.1
| 207
| 23
| 69
| 2
| 5
| 3
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 11
| 3.55
| 154
| 109
| 94
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 238.1
| 228
| 29
| 54
| 7
| 6
| 5
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 33
| 32
| 12
| 15
| 3.82
| 146
| 109
| 96
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 226
| 201
| 21
| 61
| 6
| 4
| 1
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 32
| 31
| 13
| 5
| 2.20
| 128
| 56
| 52
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 212.1
| 163
| 20
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 23
| 23
| 11
| 9
| 2.61
| 104
| 51
| 46
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 158.2
| 132
| 6
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 7
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 3.29
| 36
| 21
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 54.2
| 55
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 27
| 13
| 8
| 3.00
| 139
| 75
| 65
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 169
| 10
| 46
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 34
| 34
| 17
| 9
| 3.06
| 175
| 96
| 85
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 249.2
| 224
| 18
| 64
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 31
| 31
| 8
| 13
| 4.08
| 134
| 109
| 100
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 220.1
| 209
| 21
| 54
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 33
| 33
| 14
| 12
| 3.77
| 143
| 103
| 89
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 212.2
| 224
| 24
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 29
| 29
| 13
| 8
| 3.89
| 91
| 88
| 84
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 194.1
| 194
| 19
| 51
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 3.69
| 16
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 27
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 10
| 3.86
| 107
| 101
| 97
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 226
| 221
| 25
| 59
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 11
| 3.74
| 116
| 93
| 86
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 207
| 192
| 31
| 49
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 35
| 34
| 11
| 11
| 4.70
| 99
| 101
| 100
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 191.2
| 199
| 38
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 7
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 16
| 16
| 3
| 6
| 3.92
| 44
| 44
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 87.1
| 91
| 7
| 30
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 600
| 583
| 257
| 198
| 3.07
| 2939
| 1576
| 1422
| 166
| 55
| 5
| 4170
| 3592
| 325
| 1071
| 96
| 89
| 64
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 174
| 173
| 67
| 58
| 3.98
| 635
| 528
| 492
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 1112.1
| 1100
| 147
| 272
| 6
| 23
| 18
|
| Total
|
|
| 774
| 756
| 324
| 256
| 3.26
| 3574
| 2104
| 1914
| 178
| 58
| 5
| 5282.1
| 4692
| 472
| 1343
| 102
| 112
| 82
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| LA
| N
| P
| 37
| 35
| 225.2
| 8
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 6
| 1
| .952
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| P
| 37
| 34
| 232.2
| 7
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| .974
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| P
| 35
| 27
| 207.2
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 6
| 0
| .974
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| P
| 41
| 41
| 293.1
| 19
| 43
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 10
| 0
| .984
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| P
| 38
| 38
| 260.1
| 21
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 7
| 3
| .942
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 265.1
| 27
| 26
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 8
| 1
| .964
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 272.2
| 18
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 1
| .981
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 256.1
| 12
| 34
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 4
| 2
| .979
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| P
| 40
| 40
| 276
| 17
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 254.1
| 24
| 25
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 0
| .961
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| P
| 35
| 34
| 267.2
| 5
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 11
| 0
| .973
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 240.1
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 8
| 1
| .978
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 238.1
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| P
| 33
| 32
| 226
| 16
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 8
| 0
| .976
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| P
| 32
| 31
| 212.1
| 24
| 25
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 6
| 1
| .961
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 158.2
| 11
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 2
| .946
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| P
| 7
| 7
| 54.2
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| P
| 27
| 27
| 195
| 16
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 7
| 0
| .973
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 34
| 249.2
| 22
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 9
| 0
| .980
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 220.1
| 13
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 4
| 1
| .973
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 212.2
| 11
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 4
| 0
| .968
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| P
| 29
| 29
| 194.1
| 7
| 31
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .905
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| P
| 5
| 5
| 31.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 226
| 8
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| .909
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 207
| 18
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 6
| 0
| .941
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| P
| 35
| 34
| 191.2
| 8
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 87.1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 4
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 774
| 756
| 5282.1
| 334
| 613
| 31
| 42
| 0
| 34
| 432
| 143
| 14
| .968
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 38
| 82
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .183
| .202
| .207
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| LA
| N
| 43
| 75
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .133
| .156
| .160
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 36
| 62
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .177
| .197
| .177
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 41
| 98
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 3
| .153
| .162
| .153
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 28
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 40
| 84
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .155
| .253
| .202
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 39
| 88
| 4
| 19
| 0
| 7
| .216
| .242
| .239
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 33
| 91
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .170
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 33
| 84
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 5
| .119
| .167
| .131
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 40
| 98
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 7
| .184
| .216
| .204
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 35
| 80
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .138
| .179
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 35
| 84
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .083
| .144
| .095
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 33
| 73
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 8
| .151
| .235
| .178
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 34
| 72
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .083
| .132
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 33
| 77
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .143
| .154
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 32
| 64
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .078
| .092
| .078
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1981
| HOU
| N
| 23
| 51
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .137
| .228
| .137
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| HOU
| N
| 27
| 68
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .162
| .186
| .162
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 34
| 68
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .162
| .186
| .162
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| OAK
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CAL
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CAL
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CAL
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| LA
| N
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .087
| .125
| .087
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 611
| 1354
| 64
| 195
| 0
| 64
| .144
| .183
| .157
| 15
| 1
| 60
| 365
| 6
| 136
| 1
| 0
| 29
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 174
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 785
| 1354
| 64
| 195
| 0
| 64
| .144
| .183
| .157
| 15
| 1
| 60
| 365
| 6
| 136
| 1
| 0
| 29
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 11, 1964).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 4, 1980).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash and 3 players to be named later (August 30, 1982); Houston Astros received Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino and Mike Madden (September 3, 1982).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Ray Burris, Eric Barry and a player to be named later (December 7, 1984); Milwaukee Brewers received Ed Myers (March 25, 1985).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to California Angels in exchange for 2 players to be named later (September 10, 1985); Oakland Athletics received Robert Sharpnack and Jerome Nelson (September 25, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by California Angels (December 5, 1985).
- Released by California Angels (October 30, 1987).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 5, 1988).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 10, 1988).
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