Don Sutton
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Don Sutton
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Black & Decker
Birthdate:
April 2, 1945 (91 y, 7 m, 24 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 6 41.1 26.0
Grey Ink 225 193.0 144.0
HoF Standard 58 49.1 43.8
WAR 90.2 69.7 58.8
WAR7 47.0 46.5 37.6
JAWS 68.6 58.1 48.2
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Gaylord Perry R 946
Bert Blyleven R 915
Steve Carlton R 889
Phil Niekro R 881
Tom Seaver R 866
Tommy John R 863
Greg Maddux R 862
Warren Spahn R 845
Fergie Jenkins R 840
Early Wynn R 820
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1972 11 9
1978 14 6
Year GS Rank
1967 34 8
1969 41 2
1970 38 3
1971 37 4
1972 33 10
1974 40 1
1975 35 10
1981 23 10
1985 34 10
1986 34 6
Year W Rank
1971 17 7
1972 19 5
1973 18 4
1974 19 3
1975 16 7
1976 21 2
1981 11 7
Year L Rank
1967 15 5
1968 15 7
1969 18 3
1979 15 4
1981 9 6
Year Win % Rank
1972 0.679 6
1973 0.643 6
1974 0.679 4
1976 0.677 3
1977 0.636 8
1980 0.722 4
1981 0.550 8
1982 0.619 9
Year IP Rank
1967 232.2 10
1969 293.1 9
1970 260.1 9
1972 272.2 5
1973 256.1 9
1974 276.0 5
1975 254.1 8
1976 267.2 5
1977 240.1 8
1981 158.2 7
Year BF Rank
1967 962 10
1969 1226 6
1970 1109 9
1972 1061 7
1974 1148 6
1976 1093 4
1977 979 9
Year HR Rank
1969 25 4
1970 38 2
1974 23 3
1976 22 2
1978 29 2
1979 21 10
1980 20 6
1986 31 9
1987 38 2
Year BB Rank
1976 82 9
Year K Rank
1966 209 7
1967 169 9
1969 217 7
1970 201 6
1971 194 5
1972 207 4
1973 200 4
1974 179 9
1975 175 6
1976 161 7
1978 154 9
1979 146 6
1981 104 7
1984 143 10
Year WP Rank
1972 9 9
1973 10 5
Year ERA Rank
1966 2.991 10
1971 2.544 5
1972 2.080 3
1973 2.423 2
1975 2.866 6
1980 2.204 1
1982 3.000 7
Year BABIP Rank
1972 0.224 1
1973 0.246 6
1974 0.254 7
1975 0.241 3
1976 0.255 7
1977 0.251 4
1979 0.260 7
1980 0.227 1
1985 0.261 7
1986 0.247 4
1987 0.264 10
Year WHIP Rank
1966 1.081 6
1971 1.078 5
1972 0.913 1
1973 0.983 2
1974 1.163 9
1975 1.038 1
1976 1.169 9
1977 1.148 5
1979 1.159 4
1980 0.989 1
1982 1.103 4
1983 1.194 7
1986 1.164 4
1987 1.252 9
Year H/9 Rank
1966 7.657 10
1972 6.139 1
1973 6.882 2
1975 7.148 4
1976 7.767 9
1977 7.752 8
1979 8.004 8
1980 6.909 2
1982 7.800 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1971 1.866 5
1972 2.080 10
1973 1.966 4
1974 2.609 9
1975 2.194 6
1978 2.039 5
1980 1.992 5
1983 2.206 9
1984 2.158 7
1985 2.350 8
1986 2.130 5
1987 1.925 3
Year CG Rank
1967 11 10
1972 18 5
1973 14 4
1976 15 4
1977 9 8
1978 12 5
1981 6 6
Year SHO Rank
1967 3 6
1969 4 8
1970 4 2
1971 4 5
1972 9 1
1973 3 7
1974 5 3
1975 4 5
1976 4 5
1977 3 4
1981 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1973 56 7
1975 62 10
1978 54 8
1980 47 7
1982 46 7
1984 51 6
1985 59 6
1986 49 5
1987 41 2
Year Hits Rank
1969 269 4
1976 231 10
1978 228 10
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1966 192 9
1968 179 6
1980 163 6
1982 169 6
Year HR (Low) Rank
1966 19 10
1968 6 2
1971 10 6
1972 13 7
1982 10 5
Year WAR Rank
1966 6.2 8
1968 5.6 8
1971 8.5 3
1972 8.1 2
1973 7.4 2
1975 6.2 5
1979 4.0 9
1981 4.7 4
1982 5.1 8
Year W (Low) Rank
1966 12 10
1967 11 9
1968 11 9
1983 8 6
1987 11 8
Year L (Low) Rank
1973 10 10
1974 9 6
1977 8 8
1980 5 1
1982 8 5
1985 10 9
Year rWAR Rank
1966 5.3 10
1971 7.2 5
1972 8.7 2
1973 8.3 2
1975 6.9 5
1976 6.0 8
1977 5.9 8
1980 7.6 2
1981 4.3 8