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Don Sutton

Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1966-1988
Best Season: 1972

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Pitching Stats
Team	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BB	K	ER	ERA	ERC	ERC#	OAV	WHIP	K/BB	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	Salary
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers	37	35	12	12	0	225.2	52	209	75	2.99	2.54	2.66	.228	1.08	4.02	8.34	2.07	0.76	$6.61M
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers	37	34	11	15	1	232.2	57	169	102	3.95	3.16	3.43	.250	1.20	2.96	6.54	2.20	0.70	$5.30M
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers	35	27	11	15	1	207.2	59	162	60	2.60	2.40	2.76	.232	1.15	2.75	7.02	2.56	0.26	$5.93M
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers	41	41	17	18	0	293.1	91	217	113	3.47	3.17	3.30	.242	1.23	2.38	6.66	2.79	0.77	$7.11M
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers	38	38	15	13	0	260.1	78	201	118	4.08	3.86	3.82	.249	1.26	2.58	6.95	2.70	1.31	$5.84M
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers	38	37	17	12	1	265.1	55	194	75	2.54	2.36	2.50	.238	1.08	3.53	6.58	1.87	0.34	$8.30M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	33	33	19	9	0	272.2	63	207	63	2.08	1.63	1.75	.189	0.91	3.29	6.83	2.08	0.43	$10.97M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	33	33	18	10	0	256.1	56	200	69	2.42	2.08	2.15	.209	0.98	3.57	7.02	1.97	0.63	$8.55M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	40	40	19	9	0	276.0	80	179	99	3.23	2.90	2.98	.229	1.16	2.24	5.84	2.61	0.75	$7.36M
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers	35	35	16	13	0	254.1	62	175	81	2.87	2.20	2.26	.213	1.04	2.82	6.19	2.19	0.60	$8.17M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	35	34	21	10	0	267.2	82	161	91	3.06	2.90	3.07	.234	1.17	1.96	5.41	2.76	0.74	$6.54M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	33	33	14	8	0	240.1	69	150	85	3.18	2.93	2.91	.233	1.15	2.17	5.62	2.58	0.86	$6.38M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	34	34	15	11	0	238.1	54	154	94	3.55	3.32	3.49	.250	1.18	2.85	5.82	2.04	1.10	$5.23M
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers	33	32	12	15	1	226.0	61	146	96	3.82	2.91	2.97	.239	1.16	2.39	5.81	2.43	0.84	$5.77M
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers	32	31	13	5	1	212.1	47	128	52	2.20	2.20	2.31	.211	0.99	2.72	5.43	1.99	0.85	$6.31M
1981 Houston Astros	23	23	11	9	0	158.2	29	104	46	2.61	2.05	2.20	.230	1.01	3.59	5.90	1.65	0.34	$7.49M
1982 Houston Astros	27	27	13	8	0	195.0	46	139	65	3.00	2.47	2.60	.232	1.10	3.02	6.42	2.12	0.46	$5.59M
1982 Milwaukee Brewers	7	7	4	1	0	54.2	18	36	20	3.29	4.24	4.14	.263	1.34	2.00	5.93	2.96	1.32	$902K
1983 Milwaukee Brewers	31	31	8	13	0	220.1	54	134	100	4.08	3.19	3.13	.246	1.19	2.48	5.47	2.21	0.86	$5.39M
1984 Milwaukee Brewers	33	33	14	12	0	212.2	51	143	89	3.77	3.80	3.74	.266	1.29	2.80	6.05	2.16	1.02	$4.52M
1985 California Angels	5	5	2	2	0	31.2	8	16	13	3.69	3.39	3.31	.233	1.11	2.00	4.55	2.27	1.71	$550K
1985 Oakland Athletics	29	29	13	8	0	194.1	51	91	84	3.89	3.48	3.39	.256	1.26	1.78	4.21	2.36	0.88	$4.35M
1986 California Angels	34	34	15	11	0	207.0	49	116	86	3.74	3.40	3.26	.242	1.16	2.37	5.04	2.13	1.35	$4.80M
1987 California Angels	35	34	11	11	0	191.2	41	99	100	4.70	4.43	4.14	.269	1.25	2.41	4.65	1.93	1.78	$3.57M
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers	16	16	3	6	0	87.1	30	44	38	3.92	3.83	4.14	.270	1.39	1.47	4.53	3.09	0.72	$1.56M

Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	37	86	82	4	15	2	0	0	2	0	0	27	1	1	3.5	1.3	$6.61M
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	37	84	75	4	10	2	0	0	4	0	0	24	2	0	2.3	.9	$5.30M
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	72	62	3	11	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	2	0	2.6	1.3	$5.93M
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	41	108	98	6	15	0	0	0	3	0	0	28	0	1	2.0	.6	$7.11M
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	38	100	84	6	13	2	1	0	6	1	0	22	10	1	5.3	1.9	$5.84M
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	38	95	88	4	19	2	0	0	7	0	0	18	3	0	5.5	2.0	$8.30M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	105	91	4	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	2	1	3.0	1.0	$10.97M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	97	84	6	10	1	0	0	5	0	0	17	5	0	2.0	.7	$8.55M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	40	111	98	7	18	2	0	0	7	0	0	22	3	1	4.4	1.4	$7.36M
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	96	80	4	11	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	4	0	2.4	.9	$8.17M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	99	84	2	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	6	0	1.4	.5	$6.54M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	91	73	3	11	2	0	0	8	0	0	21	8	0	3.8	1.6	$6.38M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	34	90	72	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	4	0	1.6	.6	$5.23M
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	86	77	2	11	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	1	0	2.0	.8	$5.77M
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	32	73	64	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	1	0	.3	.1	$6.31M
1981 Houston Astros	P	23	62	51	1	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	12	5	1	2.0	1.1	$7.49M
1982 Houston Astros	P	27	74	68	3	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	2	0	2.4	1.1	$5.59M
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	16	30	23	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	.5	.7	$1.56M

Advanced Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	37	86	82	.183	71	.185	.202	65	.208	.207	54	.207	.410	59	.415	.000	$6.61M
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	37	84	75	.133	54	.137	.156	50	.162	.160	44	.165	.316	47	.327	.000	$5.30M
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	72	62	.177	73	.185	.197	66	.208	.177	52	.191	.374	58	.398	.000	$5.93M
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	41	108	98	.153	61	.157	.162	51	.165	.153	41	.157	.315	46	.321	.000	$7.11M
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	38	100	84	.155	60	.156	.253	77	.252	.202	52	.199	.455	63	.452	.000	$5.84M
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	38	95	88	.216	86	.221	.242	76	.247	.239	65	.245	.480	70	.492	.000	$8.30M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	105	91	.143	57	.147	.170	54	.175	.143	39	.148	.313	46	.322	.000	$10.97M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	97	84	.119	47	.121	.167	52	.169	.131	35	.133	.298	43	.301	.000	$8.55M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	40	111	98	.184	72	.186	.216	66	.217	.204	56	.210	.420	61	.426	.000	$7.36M
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	96	80	.138	53	.139	.179	55	.179	.150	41	.154	.329	47	.333	.000	$8.17M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	35	99	84	.083	33	.085	.144	45	.147	.095	26	.099	.240	35	.246	.000	$6.54M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	91	73	.151	58	.151	.235	72	.235	.178	45	.174	.413	57	.409	.000	$6.38M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	34	90	72	.083	33	.085	.132	41	.134	.083	22	.085	.215	31	.219	.000	$5.23M
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	33	86	77	.143	55	.143	.154	47	.155	.143	37	.142	.297	42	.297	.000	$5.77M
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	32	73	64	.078	30	.079	.092	29	.094	.078	21	.079	.170	25	.173	.000	$6.31M
1981 Houston Astros	P	23	62	51	.137	54	.139	.228	71	.232	.137	38	.142	.365	53	.374	.000	$7.49M
1982 Houston Astros	P	27	74	68	.162	63	.163	.186	58	.189	.162	43	.165	.347	50	.354	.000	$5.59M
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers	P	16	30	23	.087	35	.090	.125	40	.130	.087	24	.090	.212	31	.220	.000	$1.56M

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers	B/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.61M
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.30M
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.93M
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.11M
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers	C+/B-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.84M
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers	B+/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$8.30M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$10.97M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$8.55M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.36M
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers	B+/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$8.17M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.54M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.38M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers	A+/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.23M
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers	A/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.77M
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers	B/B	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.31M
1981 Houston Astros	C+/B	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.49M
1982 Houston Astros	A/A-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.59M
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers	B/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$1.56M

Player Awards
Team	All-Star	MVP	Gold Glove	Rookie of the Year	Cy Young	Reliever of the Year	Salary
1966 Los Angeles Dodgers							$6.61M
1967 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.30M
1968 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.93M
1969 Los Angeles Dodgers							$7.11M
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.84M
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers							$8.30M
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers	X						$10.97M
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers	X						$8.55M
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers							$7.36M
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers	X						$8.17M
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers							$6.54M
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers	X						$6.38M
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.23M
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers							$5.77M
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers							$6.31M
1981 Houston Astros							$7.49M
1982 Houston Astros							$5.59M
1988 Los Angeles Dodgers							$1.56M

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