Don Sutton
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Don Sutton
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Birthdate:
April 2, 1945 (64 y, 0 m, 18 d)
Born In:
Clio, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'0"/192
Entry:
1964 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Cleveland Indians
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1975 (3rd) Kansas City (MLB)
1974 (3rd) Cleveland (MLB)
1973 (2nd) Cleveland (MLB)
1970 Cleveland (MLB)
1969 Cleveland (MLB)
1968 Cleveland (MLB)
1966 (3rd) Cleveland (MLB)
1965 (2nd) Cleveland (MLB)
Rookie of the Year 1964 (3rd) Cleveland (MLB)
All-Star 1977 New York (MLB)
1974 Cleveland (MLB)
1973 Cleveland (MLB)
1972 Cleveland (MLB)
1971 Cleveland (MLB)
1970 Cleveland (MLB)
1969 Cleveland (MLB)
1968 Cleveland (MLB)
1966 Cleveland (MLB)
1965 Cleveland (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1967 Cleveland (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month May 1981 Minnesota (MLB)
May 1975 Kansas City (MLB)
Sep 1970 Cleveland (MLB)
May 1970 Cleveland (MLB)
Sep 1968 Cleveland (MLB)
Jul 1968 Cleveland (MLB)
Oct 1964 Cleveland (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Oct 1964 Cleveland (MLB)
Sep 1964 Cleveland (MLB)
Player of the Week May 24, 1976 Kansas City (MLB)
Aug 26, 1968 Cleveland (MLB)
Jul 8, 1968 Cleveland (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink33
Grey Ink247
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Player Score
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Tom Candiotti 873
Eddie Plank 873
Mickey Welch 866
John Clarkson 861
Tim Keefe 854
Rudy May 848
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1969 12 9
1978 12 5
1979 13 4
Year GS Rank
1965 31 7
1966 31 8
1967 32 6
1968 35 1
1969 33 3
1979 36 1
1981 35 7
1982 35 8
Year W Rank
1966 14 10
1967 20 1
1968 19 1
1969 16 4
1970 20 1
1971 16 6
1973 14 9
1974 17 4
1975 18 3
1976 19 2
1977 15 8
1979 17 4
Year Win % Rank
1966 0.667 7
1967 0.769 1
1968 0.704 5
1969 0.727 3
1970 0.800 3
1971 0.727 4
1975 0.783 4
1976 0.679 9
Year IP Rank
1965 227.1 6
1966 239.1 5
1967 231.2 6
1968 264.0 1
1969 237.0 7
1974 240.2 5
1976 236.1 9
1979 260.2 2
1980 257.1 8
1981 270.0 3
Year BF Rank
1965 925 7
1966 963 7
1968 1030 2
1974 990 10
1979 1118 1
1980 1118 5
1981 1125 5
1982 1057 9
Year HR Rank
1979 23 7
Year K Rank
1964 164 3
1965 178 1
1966 150 5
1967 169 6
1968 180 3
1969 174 5
Year WP Rank
1981 10 3
Year ERA Rank
1964 2.421 5
1965 2.653 4
1966 2.557 3
1967 2.331 2
1968 1.602 1
1969 2.886 5
1970 2.294 2
1971 2.716 8
1972 2.398 5
1973 2.923 4
1974 3.067 5
1975 2.420 4
1976 3.199 10
1977 2.905 5
1978 3.004 9
Year BABIP Rank
1967 0.258 9
1968 0.225 2
1970 0.248 7
1977 0.259 4
Year WHIP Rank
1964 1.066 7
1965 1.078 7
1966 1.082 3
1967 1.040 2
1968 0.867 1
1969 1.110 7
1970 0.941 1
1971 1.056 7
1972 1.070 10
1973 1.201 4
1974 1.205 8
1975 1.189 9
1977 1.101 3
Year H/9 Rank
1967 7.342 5
1968 6.273 1
1970 7.015 3
1971 7.509 8
1977 7.970 8
Year BB/9 Rank
1965 1.425 5
1966 1.166 1
1968 1.534 6
1969 1.709 3
1970 1.456 5
1972 1.489 6
1973 1.846 6
1974 1.945 10
1975 1.868 10
1977 1.937 4
1979 2.244 10
1981 1.600 8
Year CG Rank
1966 9 10
1968 11 3
1974 10 9
1976 15 4
1977 14 4
1978 10 9
1981 8 6
Year SHO Rank
1964 2 9
1965 3 2
1966 2 10
1967 4 2
1968 7 1
1969 2 9
1970 4 2
1975 2 6
1976 5 1
1977 2 10
1978 3 2
1979 3 3
1980 2 6
1981 3 1
1982 3 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1964 37 7
1965 36 8
1966 31 2
1969 45 4
1970 33 4
1972 36 5
1973 48 6
1975 44 10
1977 52 9
Year Hits Rank
1966 228 5
1979 273 3
1980 309 3
1981 274 8
1982 288 3
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1964 169 8
1970 159 6
Year HR (Low) Rank
1967 11 10
1968 9 6
1969 11 7
1970 10 4
1972 12 8
1973 10 4
1974 12 10
1976 5 2
1977 11 5
1980 8 1
1981 10 9
1983 12 7
Year WAR Rank
1964 4.8 10
1965 5.9 2
1966 6.7 2
1967 6.1 2
1968 8.4 1
1969 8.3 1
1970 6.4 1
1971 5.5 8
1972 5.6 3
1973 6.8 1
1974 5.7 4
1975 5.3 3
1976 5.5 6
1977 5.3 4
1980 6.1 3
1981 6.4 4
Year L (Low) Rank
1965 8 10
1966 7 5
1967 6 3
1968 8 6
1969 6 3
1970 5 3
1971 6 5
1975 5 3
1983 9 8