Don Sutton
Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1966-1988
Best Season: 1972
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 225.2 | 52 | 209 | 75 | 2.99 | 2.54 | 2.66 | .228 | 1.08 | 4.02 | 8.34 | 2.07 | 0.76 | $6.61M |
| 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 232.2 | 57 | 169 | 102 | 3.95 | 3.16 | 3.43 | .250 | 1.20 | 2.96 | 6.54 | 2.20 | 0.70 | $5.30M |
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 207.2 | 59 | 162 | 60 | 2.60 | 2.40 | 2.76 | .232 | 1.15 | 2.75 | 7.02 | 2.56 | 0.26 | $5.93M |
| 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 293.1 | 91 | 217 | 113 | 3.47 | 3.17 | 3.30 | .242 | 1.23 | 2.38 | 6.66 | 2.79 | 0.77 | $7.11M |
| 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 260.1 | 78 | 201 | 118 | 4.08 | 3.86 | 3.82 | .249 | 1.26 | 2.58 | 6.95 | 2.70 | 1.31 | $5.84M |
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 265.1 | 55 | 194 | 75 | 2.54 | 2.36 | 2.50 | .238 | 1.08 | 3.53 | 6.58 | 1.87 | 0.34 | $8.30M |
| 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 272.2 | 63 | 207 | 63 | 2.08 | 1.63 | 1.75 | .189 | 0.91 | 3.29 | 6.83 | 2.08 | 0.43 | $10.97M |
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 256.1 | 56 | 200 | 69 | 2.42 | 2.08 | 2.15 | .209 | 0.98 | 3.57 | 7.02 | 1.97 | 0.63 | $8.55M |
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 276.0 | 80 | 179 | 99 | 3.23 | 2.90 | 2.98 | .229 | 1.16 | 2.24 | 5.84 | 2.61 | 0.75 | $7.36M |
| 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 254.1 | 62 | 175 | 81 | 2.87 | 2.20 | 2.26 | .213 | 1.04 | 2.82 | 6.19 | 2.19 | 0.60 | $8.17M |
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | 35 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 267.2 | 82 | 161 | 91 | 3.06 | 2.90 | 3.07 | .234 | 1.17 | 1.96 | 5.41 | 2.76 | 0.74 | $6.54M |
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 240.1 | 69 | 150 | 85 | 3.18 | 2.93 | 2.91 | .233 | 1.15 | 2.17 | 5.62 | 2.58 | 0.86 | $6.38M |
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 238.1 | 54 | 154 | 94 | 3.55 | 3.32 | 3.49 | .250 | 1.18 | 2.85 | 5.82 | 2.04 | 1.10 | $5.23M |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | 33 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 226.0 | 61 | 146 | 96 | 3.82 | 2.91 | 2.97 | .239 | 1.16 | 2.39 | 5.81 | 2.43 | 0.84 | $5.77M |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 212.1 | 47 | 128 | 52 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.31 | .211 | 0.99 | 2.72 | 5.43 | 1.99 | 0.85 | $6.31M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | 23 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 158.2 | 29 | 104 | 46 | 2.61 | 2.05 | 2.20 | .230 | 1.01 | 3.59 | 5.90 | 1.65 | 0.34 | $7.49M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | 27 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 195.0 | 46 | 139 | 65 | 3.00 | 2.47 | 2.60 | .232 | 1.10 | 3.02 | 6.42 | 2.12 | 0.46 | $5.59M |
| 1982 Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54.2 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 3.29 | 4.24 | 4.14 | .263 | 1.34 | 2.00 | 5.93 | 2.96 | 1.32 | $902K |
| 1983 Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 220.1 | 54 | 134 | 100 | 4.08 | 3.19 | 3.13 | .246 | 1.19 | 2.48 | 5.47 | 2.21 | 0.86 | $5.39M |
| 1984 Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 212.2 | 51 | 143 | 89 | 3.77 | 3.80 | 3.74 | .266 | 1.29 | 2.80 | 6.05 | 2.16 | 1.02 | $4.52M |
| 1985 California Angels | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31.2 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 3.69 | 3.39 | 3.31 | .233 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 4.55 | 2.27 | 1.71 | $550K |
| 1985 Oakland Athletics | 29 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 194.1 | 51 | 91 | 84 | 3.89 | 3.48 | 3.39 | .256 | 1.26 | 1.78 | 4.21 | 2.36 | 0.88 | $4.35M |
| 1986 California Angels | 34 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 207.0 | 49 | 116 | 86 | 3.74 | 3.40 | 3.26 | .242 | 1.16 | 2.37 | 5.04 | 2.13 | 1.35 | $4.80M |
| 1987 California Angels | 35 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 191.2 | 41 | 99 | 100 | 4.70 | 4.43 | 4.14 | .269 | 1.25 | 2.41 | 4.65 | 1.93 | 1.78 | $3.57M |
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 87.1 | 30 | 44 | 38 | 3.92 | 3.83 | 4.14 | .270 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 4.53 | 3.09 | 0.72 | $1.56M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 86 | 82 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.3 | $6.61M |
| 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 84 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | .9 | $5.30M |
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 72 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | $5.93M |
| 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 41 | 108 | 98 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | .6 | $7.11M |
| 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 38 | 100 | 84 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | $5.84M |
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 38 | 95 | 88 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | $8.30M |
| 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 105 | 91 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | $10.97M |
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 97 | 84 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | .7 | $8.55M |
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 111 | 98 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | $7.36M |
| 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 96 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | .9 | $8.17M |
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 99 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 | .5 | $6.54M |
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 91 | 73 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | $6.38M |
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 34 | 90 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.6 | .6 | $5.23M |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 86 | 77 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .8 | $5.77M |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 32 | 73 | 64 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .3 | .1 | $6.31M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 23 | 62 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | $7.49M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 27 | 74 | 68 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | $5.59M |
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 16 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .5 | .7 | $1.56M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 86 | 82 | .183 | 71 | .185 | .202 | 65 | .208 | .207 | 54 | .207 | .410 | 59 | .415 | .000 | $6.61M |
| 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 37 | 84 | 75 | .133 | 54 | .137 | .156 | 50 | .162 | .160 | 44 | .165 | .316 | 47 | .327 | .000 | $5.30M |
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 72 | 62 | .177 | 73 | .185 | .197 | 66 | .208 | .177 | 52 | .191 | .374 | 58 | .398 | .000 | $5.93M |
| 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 41 | 108 | 98 | .153 | 61 | .157 | .162 | 51 | .165 | .153 | 41 | .157 | .315 | 46 | .321 | .000 | $7.11M |
| 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 38 | 100 | 84 | .155 | 60 | .156 | .253 | 77 | .252 | .202 | 52 | .199 | .455 | 63 | .452 | .000 | $5.84M |
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 38 | 95 | 88 | .216 | 86 | .221 | .242 | 76 | .247 | .239 | 65 | .245 | .480 | 70 | .492 | .000 | $8.30M |
| 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 105 | 91 | .143 | 57 | .147 | .170 | 54 | .175 | .143 | 39 | .148 | .313 | 46 | .322 | .000 | $10.97M |
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 97 | 84 | .119 | 47 | .121 | .167 | 52 | .169 | .131 | 35 | .133 | .298 | 43 | .301 | .000 | $8.55M |
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 40 | 111 | 98 | .184 | 72 | .186 | .216 | 66 | .217 | .204 | 56 | .210 | .420 | 61 | .426 | .000 | $7.36M |
| 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 96 | 80 | .138 | 53 | .139 | .179 | 55 | .179 | .150 | 41 | .154 | .329 | 47 | .333 | .000 | $8.17M |
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 35 | 99 | 84 | .083 | 33 | .085 | .144 | 45 | .147 | .095 | 26 | .099 | .240 | 35 | .246 | .000 | $6.54M |
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 91 | 73 | .151 | 58 | .151 | .235 | 72 | .235 | .178 | 45 | .174 | .413 | 57 | .409 | .000 | $6.38M |
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 34 | 90 | 72 | .083 | 33 | .085 | .132 | 41 | .134 | .083 | 22 | .085 | .215 | 31 | .219 | .000 | $5.23M |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 33 | 86 | 77 | .143 | 55 | .143 | .154 | 47 | .155 | .143 | 37 | .142 | .297 | 42 | .297 | .000 | $5.77M |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 32 | 73 | 64 | .078 | 30 | .079 | .092 | 29 | .094 | .078 | 21 | .079 | .170 | 25 | .173 | .000 | $6.31M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 23 | 62 | 51 | .137 | 54 | .139 | .228 | 71 | .232 | .137 | 38 | .142 | .365 | 53 | .374 | .000 | $7.49M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 27 | 74 | 68 | .162 | 63 | .163 | .186 | 58 | .189 | .162 | 43 | .165 | .347 | 50 | .354 | .000 | $5.59M |
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 16 | 30 | 23 | .087 | 35 | .090 | .125 | 40 | .130 | .087 | 24 | .090 | .212 | 31 | .220 | .000 | $1.56M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | B/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.61M |
| 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.30M |
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.93M |
| 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | A+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.11M |
| 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | C+/B- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.84M |
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | B+/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.30M |
| 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $10.97M |
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.55M |
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | A+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.36M |
| 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | B+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.17M |
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.54M |
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.38M |
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | A+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.23M |
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | A/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.77M |
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | B/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.31M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | C+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.49M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | A/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.59M |
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | B/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.56M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers | $6.61M | ||||||
| 1967 Los Angeles Dodgers | $5.30M | ||||||
| 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers | $5.93M | ||||||
| 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers | $7.11M | ||||||
| 1970 Los Angeles Dodgers | $5.84M | ||||||
| 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers | $8.30M | ||||||
| 1972 Los Angeles Dodgers | X | $10.97M | |||||
| 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers | X | $8.55M | |||||
| 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers | $7.36M | ||||||
| 1975 Los Angeles Dodgers | X | $8.17M | |||||
| 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers | $6.54M | ||||||
| 1977 Los Angeles Dodgers | X | $6.38M | |||||
| 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers | $5.23M | ||||||
| 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | $5.77M | ||||||
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | $6.31M | ||||||
| 1981 Houston Astros | $7.49M | ||||||
| 1982 Houston Astros | $5.59M | ||||||
| 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers | $1.56M |
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