Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1966
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1966
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 774
- W
- 324
- L
- 256
- ERA
- 3.26
- IP
- 5282.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAD | 37 | 12 | 12 | 2.99 | 225.2 | 209 | 52 | 1.08 |
| 1967 | LAD | 37 | 11 | 15 | 3.95 | 232.2 | 169 | 57 | 1.20 |
| 1968 | LAD | 35 | 11 | 15 | 2.60 | 207.2 | 162 | 59 | 1.15 |
| 1969 | LAD | 41 | 17 | 18 | 3.47 | 293.1 | 217 | 91 | 1.23 |
| 1970 | LAD | 38 | 15 | 13 | 4.08 | 260.1 | 201 | 78 | 1.26 |
| 1971 | LAD | 38 | 17 | 12 | 2.54 | 265.1 | 194 | 55 | 1.08 |
| 1972 | LAD | 33 | 19 | 9 | 2.08 | 272.2 | 207 | 63 | 0.91 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | 18 | 10 | 2.42 | 256.1 | 200 | 56 | 0.98 |
| 1974 | LAD | 40 | 19 | 9 | 3.23 | 276.0 | 179 | 80 | 1.16 |
| 1975 | LAD | 35 | 16 | 13 | 2.87 | 254.1 | 175 | 62 | 1.04 |
| 1976 | LAD | 35 | 21 | 10 | 3.06 | 267.2 | 161 | 82 | 1.17 |
| 1977 | LAD | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3.18 | 240.1 | 150 | 69 | 1.15 |
| 1978 | LAD | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3.55 | 238.1 | 154 | 54 | 1.18 |
| 1979 | LAD | 33 | 12 | 15 | 3.82 | 226.0 | 146 | 61 | 1.16 |
| 1980 | LAD | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2.20 | 212.1 | 128 | 47 | 0.99 |
| 1981 | HOU | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2.61 | 158.2 | 104 | 29 | 1.01 |
| 1982 |  HOU/MIL | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3.06 | 249.2 | 175 | 64 | 1.15 |
| 1983 | MIL | 31 | 8 | 13 | 4.08 | 220.1 | 134 | 54 | 1.19 |
| 1984 | MIL | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3.77 | 212.2 | 143 | 51 | 1.29 |
| 1985 |  ATH/LAA | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3.86 | 226.0 | 107 | 59 | 1.24 |
| 1986 | LAA | 34 | 15 | 11 | 3.74 | 207.0 | 116 | 49 | 1.16 |
| 1987 | LAA | 35 | 11 | 11 | 4.70 | 191.2 | 99 | 41 | 1.25 |
| 1988 | LAD | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3.92 | 87.1 | 44 | 30 | 1.39 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAD | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | LAD | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAD | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | LAD | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAD | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAD | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | LAD | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | LAD | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | HOU | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU/MIL | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH/LAA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAA | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 1988 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
All-time career rank
- 7th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,574)
- 14th in wins (pitching) (324)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1976 (3rd), 1982 (9th)
- ERA: 1971 (9th), 1973 (8th), 1980 (6th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1966 (8th), 1969 (9th), 1970 (9th), 1972 (10th), 1982 (9th)
- WHIP: 1971 (9th), 1972 (2nd), 1973 (1st), 1975 (4th), 1980 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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