Don Sutton
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Don Sutton
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Black & Decker
Birthdate:
April 2, 1945 (72 y, 6 m, 9 d)
Born In:
Clio, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/185
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1977 None (MLB)
1975 None (MLB)
1973 None (MLB)
1972 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 10 42.9 30.6
Grey Ink 238 202.2 164.6
HoF Standard 58 50.7 49.7
WAR 90.2 73.4 65.4
WAR7 44.6 48.7 41.5
JAWS 67.4 61.1 53.4
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Gaylord Perry R 946
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Phil Niekro R 881
Tom Seaver R 866
Tommy John R 863
Warren Spahn R 845
Fergie Jenkins R 840
Early Wynn R 819
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1969 9 10
1972 11 8
1977 10 10
1978 14 5
Year GS Rank
1966 35 10
1967 34 8
1969 41 2
1970 38 3
1971 37 4
1972 33 8
1974 40 1
1975 35 9
1978 34 9
1981 23 8
Year W Rank
1971 17 7
1972 19 5
1973 18 3
1974 19 3
1975 16 6
1976 21 1
1978 15 9
1981 11 5
Year L Rank
1967 15 5
1968 15 6
1969 18 2
1979 15 3
1981 9 5
Year Win % Rank
1972 0.679 5
1973 0.643 4
1974 0.679 3
1976 0.677 3
1977 0.636 7
1980 0.722 4
1981 0.550 7
1982 0.619 8
Year IP Rank
1967 232.2 10
1969 293.1 9
1970 260.1 9
1972 272.2 5
1973 256.1 8
1974 276.0 5
1975 254.1 7
1976 267.2 4
1977 240.1 7
1978 238.1 10
1981 158.2 5
Year BF Rank
1967 993 10
1969 1249 7
1970 1127 9
1972 1072 8
1974 1157 6
1976 1125 3
1977 1002 9
1981 641 10
Year HR Rank
1969 25 3
1970 38 2
1974 23 3
1976 22 1
1977 23 10
1978 29 2
1979 21 10
1980 20 5
Year BB Rank
1969 91 9
1976 82 8
Year K Rank
1966 209 6
1967 169 8
1969 217 7
1970 201 6
1971 194 4
1972 207 4
1973 200 4
1974 179 8
1975 175 6
1976 161 7
1977 150 10
1978 154 8
1979 146 6
1981 104 5
Year WP Rank
1969 9 8
1972 9 7
1973 10 4
Year ERA Rank
1966 2.991 9
1971 2.544 4
1972 2.080 2
1973 2.423 2
1975 2.866 5
1977 3.183 10
1980 2.204 1
1982 3.000 6
Year BABIP Rank
1972 0.219 1
1973 0.236 6
1974 0.249 10
1975 0.237 4
1976 0.243 6
1977 0.241 4
1979 0.250 7
1980 0.217 1
Year WHIP Rank
1966 1.081 6
1970 1.264 10
1971 1.078 5
1972 0.913 1
1973 0.983 2
1974 1.163 9
1975 1.038 1
1976 1.169 7
1977 1.148 4
1979 1.159 3
1980 0.989 1
1982 1.103 3
1983 1.194 8
Year H/9 Rank
1966 7.657 9
1971 7.835 9
1972 6.139 1
1973 6.882 2
1975 7.148 4
1976 7.767 7
1977 7.752 7
1979 8.004 7
1980 6.909 1
1982 7.800 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1971 1.866 5
1972 2.080 9
1973 1.966 4
1974 2.609 9
1975 2.194 4
1978 2.039 5
1979 2.429 9
1980 1.992 5
1982 2.123 10
1983 2.206 8
1984 2.158 7
1985 2.362 8
Year CG Rank
1967 11 10
1972 18 5
1973 14 3
1975 11 10
1976 15 3
1977 9 7
1978 12 5
1981 6 5
Year SHO Rank
1967 3 5
1969 4 8
1970 4 2
1971 4 5
1972 9 1
1973 3 5
1974 5 3
1975 4 4
1976 4 4
1977 3 3
1981 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1973 56 7
1975 62 7
1978 54 7
1980 47 6
1982 46 6
1983 54 10
1984 51 5
1985 51 5
Year Hits Rank
1969 269 4
1974 241 10
1976 231 8
1978 228 8
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1966 192 8
1968 179 6
1979 201 10
1980 163 2
1982 169 6
1985 194 7
Year HR (Low) Rank
1966 19 9
1968 6 2
1971 10 4
1972 13 6
1982 10 4
1985 19 9
Year WAR Rank
1966 6.2 8
1967 4.4 10
1968 5.6 8
1971 8.5 3
1972 8.1 2
1973 7.4 2
1975 6.2 5
1979 4.0 6
1981 4.7 4
1982 5.1 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1966 12 10
1967 11 8
1968 11 9
1983 8 6
Year L (Low) Rank
1972 9 10
1973 10 9
1974 9 6
1976 10 9
1977 8 7
1980 5 1
1982 8 5
1985 8 4
Year rWAR Rank
1966 5.3 9
1971 7.2 4
1972 8.7 2
1973 8.3 2
1975 6.9 4
1976 6.0 7
1977 5.9 7
1980 7.6 2
1981 4.3 7