Most people believe that Don Sutton's best season was 1972, when he posted a 2.08 ERA, won 19 games and struck out 207 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1966
LA
N
37
35
12
12
2.99
209
82
75
6
2
0
225.2
192
19
52
6
5
3
1967
LA
N
37
34
11
15
3.95
169
106
102
11
3
1
232.2
223
18
57
9
3
6
1968
LA
N
35
27
11
15
2.60
162
64
60
7
2
1
207.2
179
6
59
14
4
2
1969
LA
N
41
41
17
18
3.47
217
123
113
11
4
0
293.1
269
25
91
6
9
3
1970
LA
N
38
38
15
13
4.08
201
127
118
10
4
0
260.1
251
38
78
7
9
10
1971
LA
N
38
37
17
12
2.54
194
85
75
12
4
1
265.1
231
10
55
5
5
5
1972
LA
N
33
33
19
9
2.08
207
78
63
18
9
0
272.2
186
13
63
1
9
4
1973
LA
N
33
33
18
10
2.42
200
78
69
14
3
0
256.1
196
18
56
4
10
5
1974
LA
N
40
40
19
9
3.23
179
111
99
10
5
0
276
241
23
80
2
4
6
1975
LA
N
35
35
16
13
2.87
175
87
81
11
4
0
254.1
202
17
62
5
7
3
1976
LA
N
35
34
21
10
3.06
161
98
91
15
4
0
267.2
231
22
82
6
4
3
1977
LA
N
33
33
14
8
3.18
150
93
85
9
3
0
240.1
207
23
69
2
5
3
1978
LA
N
34
34
15
11
3.55
154
109
94
12
2
0
238.1
228
29
54
7
6
5
1979
LA
N
33
32
12
15
3.82
146
109
96
6
1
1
226
201
21
61
6
4
1
1980
LA
N
32
31
13
5
2.20
128
56
52
4
2
1
212.1
163
20
47
5
0
2
1981
HOU
N
23
23
11
9
2.61
104
51
46
6
3
0
158.2
132
6
29
3
0
1
1982
MIL
A
7
7
4
1
3.29
36
21
20
2
1
0
54.2
55
8
18
0
0
0
1982
HOU
N
27
27
13
8
3.00
139
75
65
4
0
0
195
169
10
46
2
3
1
1982
Total
34
34
17
9
3.06
175
96
85
6
1
0
249.2
224
18
64
2
3
1
1983
MIL
A
31
31
8
13
4.08
134
109
100
4
0
0
220.1
209
21
54
2
2
5
1984
MIL
A
33
33
14
12
3.77
143
103
89
1
0
0
212.2
224
24
51
2
4
3
1985
OAK
A
29
29
13
8
3.89
91
88
84
1
1
0
194.1
194
19
51
0
6
0
1985
CAL
A
5
5
2
2
3.69
16
13
13
0
0
0
31.2
27
6
8
0
0
0
1985
TOT
A
34
34
15
10
3.86
107
101
97
1
1
0
226
221
25
59
0
6
0
1986
CAL
A
34
34
15
11
3.74
116
93
86
3
1
0
207
192
31
49
2
4
3
1987
CAL
A
35
34
11
11
4.70
99
101
100
1
0
0
191.2
199
38
41
0
7
7
1988
LA
N
16
16
3
6
3.92
44
44
38
0
0
0
87.1
91
7
30
6
2
1
Total
NL
600
583
257
198
3.07
2939
1576
1422
166
55
5
4170
3592
325
1071
96
89
64
Total
AL
174
173
67
58
3.98
635
528
492
12
3
0
1112.1
1100
147
272
6
23
18
Total
774
756
324
256
3.26
3574
2104
1914
178
58
5
5282.1
4692
472
1343
102
112
82
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1966
LA
N
P
37
35
225.2
8
32
2
3
0
2
14
6
1
.952
1967
LA
N
P
37
34
232.2
7
31
1
2
0
1
12
2
0
.974
1968
LA
N
P
35
27
207.2
12
25
1
0
0
0
16
6
0
.974
1969
LA
N
P
41
41
293.1
19
43
1
3
0
6
21
10
0
.984
1970
LA
N
P
38
38
260.1
21
28
3
1
0
0
27
7
3
.942
1971
LA
N
P
38
37
265.1
27
26
2
5
0
5
20
8
1
.964
1972
LA
N
P
33
33
272.2
18
34
1
2
0
1
15
4
1
.981
1973
LA
N
P
33
33
256.1
12
34
1
2
0
3
17
4
2
.979
1974
LA
N
P
40
40
276
17
33
0
1
0
0
16
4
0
1.000
1975
LA
N
P
35
35
254.1
24
25
2
0
0
4
12
1
0
.961
1976
LA
N
P
35
34
267.2
5
31
1
2
0
2
24
11
0
.973
1977
LA
N
P
33
33
240.1
15
29
1
3
0
1
25
8
1
.978
1978
LA
N
P
34
34
238.1
13
23
0
2
0
0
22
8
0
1.000
1979
LA
N
P
33
32
226
16
24
1
2
0
2
20
8
0
.976
1980
LA
N
P
32
31
212.1
24
25
2
3
0
0
24
6
1
.961
1981
HOU
N
P
23
23
158.2
11
24
2
3
0
0
5
8
2
.946
1982
MIL
A
P
7
7
54.2
6
8
0
1
0
0
4
2
0
1.000
1982
HOU
N
P
27
27
195
16
20
1
2
0
1
25
7
0
.973
1982
Total
P
34
34
249.2
22
28
1
3
0
1
29
9
0
.980
1983
MIL
A
P
31
31
220.1
13
23
1
1
0
1
31
4
1
.973
1984
MIL
A
P
33
33
212.2
11
19
1
1
0
2
20
4
0
.968
1985
OAK
A
P
29
29
194.1
7
31
4
1
0
2
15
4
0
.905
1985
CAL
A
P
5
5
31.2
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1.000
1985
TOT
A
P
34
34
226
8
32
4
1
0
2
18
6
0
.909
1986
CAL
A
P
34
34
207
18
14
2
1
0
0
13
6
0
.941
1987
CAL
A
P
35
34
191.2
8
18
0
1
0
1
11
9
1
1.000
1988
LA
N
P
16
16
87.1
5
12
1
0
0
0
20
4
0
.944
Total
P
774
756
5282.1
334
613
31
42
0
34
432
143
14
.968
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1966
LA
N
38
82
4
15
0
2
.183
.202
.207
2
0
1
27
1
2
0
0
1
1967
LA
N
43
75
4
10
0
4
.133
.156
.160
2
0
2
24
0
7
0
0
0
1968
LA
N
36
62
3
11
0
3
.177
.197
.177
0
0
2
22
0
6
0
0
1
1969
LA
N
41
98
6
15
0
3
.153
.162
.153
0
0
0
28
1
9
0
0
5
1970
LA
N
40
84
6
13
0
6
.155
.253
.202
2
1
10
22
1
5
1
0
1
1971
LA
N
39
88
4
19
0
7
.216
.242
.239
2
0
3
18
0
4
0
0
0
1972
LA
N
33
91
4
13
0
1
.143
.170
.143
0
0
2
24
1
11
0
0
0
1973
LA
N
33
84
6
10
0
5
.119
.167
.131
1
0
5
17
0
7
0
0
3
1974
LA
N
40
98
7
18
0
7
.184
.216
.204
2
0
3
22
1
9
0
0
3
1975
LA
N
35
80
4
11
0
3
.138
.179
.150
1
0
4
20
0
12
0
0
3
1976
LA
N
35
84
2
7
0
3
.083
.144
.095
1
0
6
19
0
9
0
0
3
1977
LA
N
33
73
3
11
0
8
.151
.235
.178
2
0
8
21
0
10
0
0
2
1978
LA
N
34
72
1
6
0
3
.083
.132
.083
0
0
4
22
0
14
0
0
0
1979
LA
N
33
77
2
11
0
3
.143
.154
.143
0
0
1
17
0
8
0
0
1
1980
LA
N
32
64
3
5
0
1
.078
.092
.078
0
0
1
19
0
8
0
0
4
1981
HOU
N
23
51
1
7
0
3
.137
.228
.137
0
0
5
12
1
5
0
0
2
1982
MIL
A
7
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1982
HOU
N
27
68
3
11
0
1
.162
.186
.162
0
0
2
25
0
4
0
0
0
1982
Total
34
68
3
11
0
1
.162
.186
.162
0
0
2
25
0
4
0
0
0
1983
MIL
A
31
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1984
MIL
A
33
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
OAK
A
29
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
CAL
A
5
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
TOT
A
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
CAL
A
34
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1987
CAL
A
35
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1988
LA
N
16
23
1
2
0
1
.087
.125
.087
0
0
1
6
0
6
0
0
0
Total
NL
611
1354
64
195
0
64
.144
.183
.157
15
1
60
365
6
136
1
0
29
Total
AL
174
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
785
1354
64
195
0
64
.144
.183
.157
15
1
60
365
6
136
1
0
29
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (September 11, 1964).
Granted free agency (October 23, 1980).
Signed by Houston Astros (December 4, 1980).
Traded by Houston Astros to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash and 3 players to be named later (August 30, 1982); Houston Astros received Kevin Bass, Frank DiPino and Mike Madden (September 3, 1982).
Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Ray Burris, Eric Barry and a player to be named later (December 7, 1984); Milwaukee Brewers received Ed Myers (March 25, 1985).
Traded by Oakland Athletics to California Angels in exchange for 2 players to be named later (September 10, 1985); Oakland Athletics received Robert Sharpnack and Jerome Nelson (September 25, 1985).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
Signed by California Angels (December 5, 1985).
Released by California Angels (October 30, 1987).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (January 5, 1988).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (August 10, 1988).
