Don Sutton vs Greg Maddux

Don SuttonGreg Maddux

Don Sutton and Greg Maddux compared on their MLB careers: Don Sutton played 23 seasons, 1966 to 1988, Greg Maddux 23 seasons, 1986 to 2008. Don Sutton has 324 wins to Greg Maddux's 355. Don Sutton won 1 title, Greg Maddux won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Sutton and Greg Maddux career totals
774GP744
324W355
256L227
3.3ERA3.2
5282.1IP5008.1
3,574K3,371
1,343BB999
1.1WHIP1.1
5SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Sutton and Greg Maddux postseason
15GP35
0R97
92H195

Where each stands all time

Don Sutton and Greg Maddux all-time places
7th (3,574)Strikeouts (pitching)12th (3,371)
14th (324)Wins (pitching)8th (355)

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
  • Greg Maddux: 1 championship; NL Gold Glove ×18, NL Cy Young ×4

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 Greg Maddux 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.
1st196612122.991986245.52
2nd196711153.9519876145.61
3rd196811152.6019881883.18
4th196917183.47198919122.95
5th197015134.08199015153.46
6th197117122.54199115113.35
7th19721992.08199220112.18
8th197318102.42199320102.36
9th19741993.2319941661.56
10th197516132.8719951921.63
11th197621103.06199615112.72
12th19771483.1819971942.20
13th197815113.5519981892.22
14th197912153.8219991993.57
15th19801352.2020001993.00
16th19811192.61200117113.05
17th19821793.0620021662.62
18th19838134.08200316113.96
19th198414123.77200416114.02
20th198515103.86200513154.24
21st198615113.74200615144.20
22nd198711114.70200714114.14
23rd1988363.9220088134.22

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA