Don Sutton
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1945, Clio, USA · d. 2021 · MLB debut 1966-04-14, final game 1988-08-09
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAN | NL | 38 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .183 | .202 | .207 |
| 1967 | LAN | NL | 43 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .133 | .156 | .160 |
| 1968 | LAN | NL | 36 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .177 | .197 | .177 |
| 1969 | LAN | NL | 41 | 98 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .153 | .162 | .153 |
| 1970 | LAN | NL | 40 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 22 | .155 | .253 | .202 |
| 1971 | LAN | NL | 39 | 88 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .216 | .242 | .239 |
| 1972 | LAN | NL | 33 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .143 | .170 | .143 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 33 | 84 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .119 | .167 | .131 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 40 | 98 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .184 | .216 | .204 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 35 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .138 | .179 | .150 |
| 1976 | LAN | NL | 35 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | .083 | .144 | .095 |
| 1977 | LAN | NL | 33 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .151 | .235 | .178 |
| 1978 | LAN | NL | 34 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .083 | .132 | .083 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 33 | 77 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .143 | .154 | .143 |
| 1980 | LAN | NL | 32 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .078 | .092 | .078 |
| 1981 | HOU | NL | 23 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .137 | .228 | .137 |
| 1982 | 2TM | 34 | 68 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .162 | .186 | .162 | |
| 1983 | ML4 | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | ML4 | AL | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 2TM | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | CAL | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | CAL | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | LAN | NL | 16 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .087 | .125 | .087 |
| 1966–1988 | 785 | 1354 | 64 | 195 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 60 | 365 | .144 | .183 | .157 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAN | NL | 12 | 12 | 2.99 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 225.2 | 192 | 75 | 19 | 52 | 209 |
| 1967 | LAN | NL | 11 | 15 | 3.95 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 232.2 | 223 | 102 | 18 | 57 | 169 |
| 1968 | LAN | NL | 11 | 15 | 2.60 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 207.2 | 179 | 60 | 6 | 59 | 162 |
| 1969 | LAN | NL | 17 | 18 | 3.47 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 293.1 | 269 | 113 | 25 | 91 | 217 |
| 1970 | LAN | NL | 15 | 13 | 4.08 | 38 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 260.1 | 251 | 118 | 38 | 78 | 201 |
| 1971 | LAN | NL | 17 | 12 | 2.54 | 38 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 265.1 | 231 | 75 | 10 | 55 | 194 |
| 1972 | LAN | NL | 19 | 9 | 2.08 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 272.2 | 186 | 63 | 13 | 63 | 207 |
| 1973 | LAN | NL | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 256.1 | 196 | 69 | 18 | 56 | 200 |
| 1974 | LAN | NL | 19 | 9 | 3.23 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 276.0 | 241 | 99 | 23 | 80 | 179 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 254.1 | 202 | 81 | 17 | 62 | 175 |
| 1976 | LAN | NL | 21 | 10 | 3.06 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 267.2 | 231 | 91 | 22 | 82 | 161 |
| 1977 | LAN | NL | 14 | 8 | 3.18 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 240.1 | 207 | 85 | 23 | 69 | 150 |
| 1978 | LAN | NL | 15 | 11 | 3.55 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 238.1 | 228 | 94 | 29 | 54 | 154 |
| 1979 | LAN | NL | 12 | 15 | 3.82 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 226.0 | 201 | 96 | 21 | 61 | 146 |
| 1980 | LAN | NL | 13 | 5 | 2.20 | 32 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 212.1 | 163 | 52 | 20 | 47 | 128 |
| 1981 | HOU | NL | 11 | 9 | 2.61 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 158.2 | 132 | 46 | 6 | 29 | 104 |
| 1982 | 2TM | 17 | 9 | 3.06 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 249.2 | 224 | 85 | 18 | 64 | 175 | |
| 1983 | ML4 | AL | 8 | 13 | 4.08 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 220.1 | 209 | 100 | 21 | 54 | 134 |
| 1984 | ML4 | AL | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212.2 | 224 | 89 | 24 | 51 | 143 |
| 1985 | 2TM | AL | 15 | 10 | 3.86 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 226.0 | 221 | 97 | 25 | 59 | 107 |
| 1986 | CAL | AL | 15 | 11 | 3.74 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 207.0 | 192 | 86 | 31 | 49 | 116 |
| 1987 | CAL | AL | 11 | 11 | 4.70 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 191.2 | 199 | 100 | 38 | 41 | 99 |
| 1988 | LAN | NL | 3 | 6 | 3.92 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.1 | 91 | 38 | 7 | 30 | 44 |
| 1966–1988 | 324 | 256 | 3.26 | 774 | 756 | 178 | 58 | 5 | 5282.1 | 4692 | 1914 | 472 | 1343 | 3574 |
Awards
- 1966 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (NL)
- 1975 Pitcher of the Month (NL)
- 1975 Pitcher of the Month (NL)
- 1975 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1976 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1976 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1976 Pitcher of the Month (NL)
- 1976 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (ML)
- 1977 All-Star Game MVP (ML)
- 1980 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1986 Player of the Week (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | BBWAA | 259 | 456 | 342 | |
| 1995 | BBWAA | 264 | 460 | 345 | |
| 1996 | BBWAA | 300 | 470 | 353 | |
| 1997 | BBWAA | 346 | 473 | 353 | |
| 1998 | BBWAA | 386 | 473 | 355 | Inducted |