Don Sutton vs Gaylord Perry

Don SuttonGaylord Perry

Don Sutton and Gaylord Perry compared on their MLB careers: Don Sutton played 23 seasons, 1966 to 1988, Gaylord Perry 22 seasons, 1962 to 1983. Don Sutton has 324 wins to Gaylord Perry's 314. Don Sutton won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Sutton and Gaylord Perry career totals
774GP777
324W314
256L265
3.3ERA3.1
5282.1IP5350.1
3,574K3,534
1,343BB1,379
1.1WHIP1.2
5SV11

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Sutton and Gaylord Perry postseason
15GP2
0R0
92H19

Where each stands all time

Don Sutton and Gaylord Perry all-time places
7th (3,574)Strikeouts (pitching)10th (3,534)
14th (324)Wins (pitching)17th (314)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Don Sutton: 1 championship; none on file
  • Gaylord Perry: 0 championships; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Don Sutton and Gaylord Perry season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st196612122.991962315.23
2nd196711153.951963164.03
3rd196811152.60196412112.75
4th196917183.4719658124.19
5th197015134.0819662182.99
6th197117122.54196715172.61
7th19721992.08196816152.44
8th197318102.42196919142.49
9th19741993.23197023133.20
10th197516132.87197116122.76
11th197621103.06197224161.92
12th19771483.18197319193.38
13th197815113.55197421132.51
14th197912153.82197518173.24
15th19801352.20197615143.24
16th19811192.61197715123.37
17th19821793.0619782162.73
18th19838134.08197912113.06
19th198414123.77198010133.68
20th198515103.861981893.94
21st198615113.74198210124.40
22nd198711114.7019837144.64
23rd1988363.92————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA