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Don Sutton 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 324-256, 3.26 ERA, 3574 K in 5282.1 IP.

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Don Sutton

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+29.7Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

3.26ERA1.14WHIP324W3574K5282.1IP5SV

R/R · 6' 1", 185 lb · b. Apr 2, 1945 · Clio, AL · Signed Undrafted FA, 1966

Player Overview

Year by Year


1966	21	LAD	+2.8	12	12	2.99	37	35	6	2	0	0	0	916	225.2	192	75	52	3	209	1.08
1967	22	LAD	+1.2	11	15	3.95	37	34	11	3	2	1	0	962	232.2	223	102	57	6	169	1.20
1968	23	LAD	+2.5	11	15	2.60	35	27	7	2	6	1	0	847	207.2	179	60	59	2	162	1.15
1969	24	LAD	+1.8	17	18	3.47	41	41	11	4	0	0	0	1226	293.1	269	113	91	3	217	1.23
1970	25	LAD	-0.4	15	13	4.08	38	38	10	4	0	0	0	1109	260.1	251	118	78	10	201	1.26
1971	26	LAD	+4.4	17	12	2.54	38	37	12	4	1	1	1	1059	265.1	231	75	55	5	194	1.08
1972	27	LAD	+3.6	19	9	2.08	33	33	18	9	0	0	0	1061	272.2	186	63	63	4	207	0.91
1973	28	LAD	+3.4	18	10	2.42	33	33	14	3	0	0	0	1006	256.1	196	69	56	5	200	0.98
1974	29	LAD	+1.1	19	9	3.23	40	40	10	5	0	0	0	1148	276.0	241	99	80	6	179	1.16
1975	30	LAD	+2.6	16	13	2.87	35	35	11	4	0	0	0	1031	254.1	202	81	62	3	175	1.04
1976	31	LAD	+0.2	21	10	3.06	35	34	15	4	1	0	0	1093	267.2	231	91	82	3	161	1.17
1977	32	LAD	+1.0	14	8	3.18	33	33	9	3	0	0	0	979	240.1	207	85	69	3	150	1.15
1978	33	LAD	+0.2	15	11	3.55	34	34	12	2	0	0	0	990	238.1	228	94	54	5	154	1.18
1979	34	LAD	+1.4	12	15	3.82	33	32	6	1	1	1	1	927	226.0	201	96	61	1	146	1.16
1980	35	LAD	+0.9	13	5	2.20	32	31	4	2	1	1	1	833	212.1	163	52	47	2	128	0.99
1981	36	HOU	+2.4	11	9	2.61	23	23	6	3	0	0	0	624	158.2	132	46	29	1	104	1.01
1982	37	HOU	+2.7	13	8	3.00	27	27	4	0	0	0	0	784	195.0	169	65	46	1	139	1.10
1982	37	MIL	-0.3	4	1	3.29	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	228	54.2	55	20	18	0	36	1.34
1982	37	TOT	+2.4	17	9	3.06	34	34	6	1	0	0	0	1012	249.2	224	85	64	1	175	1.15
1983	38	MIL	+0.7	8	13	4.08	31	31	4	0	0	0	0	925	220.1	209	100	54	5	134	1.19
1984	39	MIL	+0.4	14	12	3.77	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	912	212.2	224	89	51	3	143	1.29
1985	40	OAK	+0.2	13	8	3.89	29	29	1	1	0	0	0	819	194.1	194	84	51	0	91	1.26
1985	40	LAA	-0.4	2	2	3.69	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	124	31.2	27	13	8	0	16	1.11
1985	40	TOT	-0.2	15	10	3.86	34	34	1	1	0	0	0	943	226.0	221	97	59	0	107	1.24
1986	41	LAA	-0.9	15	11	3.74	34	34	3	1	0	0	0	853	207.0	192	86	49	3	116	1.16
1987	42	LAA	-1.8	11	11	4.70	35	34	1	0	0	0	0	795	191.2	199	100	41	7	99	1.25
1988	43	LAD	-0.1	3	6	3.92	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	380	87.1	91	38	30	1	44	1.39
Career	—	23 yrs	+29.7	324	256	3.26	774	756	178	58	12	5	5	21631	5282.1	4692	1914	1343	82	3574	1.14

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Sutton's career NUT of +29.7

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

4.4

6667686970717273747576777879808182838485868788

NUT by Season

+2.8

+1.2

+2.5

+1.8

-0.4

+4.4

+3.6

+3.4

+1.1

+2.6

+0.2

+1.0

+0.2

+1.4

+0.9

+2.4

+0.7

+0.4

-0.2

-0.9

-1.8

-0.1

Awards

1972NL Player of the Month · NL All-Star

1973NL All-Star

1975NL Player of the Week · NL All-Star · NL Pitcher of the Month

1976NL Player of the Week · NL Pitcher of the Month · Lou Gehrig Award

1977NL All-Star · Ted Williams All-Star MVP

1980NL Player of the Week

1986AL Player of the Week

1988World Series Champion*

1998Uniform number retired · Hall Of Fame

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	43	A+	0	1	4.02	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	15.2	16	7	3	0	19	1.21

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