Don Sutton stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988

Starting Pitcher

Age 81 · 6' 1"

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Don Sutton played 23 MLB seasons, 1966 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
774
W
324
L
256
ERA
3.26
IP
5,282.1
K
3,574
BB
1,343
WHIP
1.14

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1966LAD3712122.99225.2209521.08
1967LAD3711153.95232.2169571.20
1968LAD3511152.60207.2162591.15
1969LAD4117183.47293.1217911.23
1970LAD3815134.08260.1201781.26
1971LAD3817122.54265.1194551.08
1972LAD331992.08272.2207630.91
1973LAD3318102.42256.1200560.98
1974LAD401993.23276.0179801.16
1975LAD3516132.87254.1175621.04
1976LAD3521103.06267.2161821.17
1977LAD331483.18240.1150691.15
1978LAD3415113.55238.1154541.18
1979LAD3312153.82226.0146611.16
1980LAD321352.20212.1128470.99
1981HOU231192.61158.2104291.01
1982HOU/MIL341793.06249.2175641.15
1983MIL318134.08220.1134541.19
1984MIL3314123.77212.2143511.29
1985ATH/LAA3415103.86226.0107591.24
1986LAA3415113.74207.0116491.16
1987LAA3511114.70191.299411.25
1988LAD16363.9287.144301.39

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
15
W
6
L
4
ERA
3.77
IP
98.0
K
58
BB
22
WHIP
1.16

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
178
SHO
58
K/9
6.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1966LAD0628.30000
1967LAD01136.50000
1968LAD0727.00000
1969LAD01146.70000
1970LAD01046.90000
1971LAD01246.60000
1972LAD01896.80000
1973LAD01437.00000
1974LAD01055.80000
1975LAD01146.20000
1976LAD01545.40000
1977LAD0935.60000
1978LAD01225.80000
1979LAD0615.80000
1980LAD0425.40000
1981HOU0635.90000
1982HOU/MIL0616.30000
1983MIL0405.50000
1984MIL0106.10000
1985ATH/LAA0114.30000
1986LAA0315.00000
1987LAA0104.60000
1988LAD0004.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
81 yearsApr 2, 1945
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1966
Birthplace
Clio, United States

What were Don Sutton's career stats?

Don Sutton played 23 seasons for the Dodgers, the Astros, the Brewers and the Angels. He had 324 wins and 3,574 strikeouts with a 3.26 ERA over 5,282.1 innings. His best season was 1976: 21 wins, a 3.06 ERA and 161 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

23 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1966 to 1988

Don Sutton led MLB in WHIP (1973); finished top 10 in a stat 15 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 7th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,574)
  • 14th in wins (pitching) (324)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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