#89 Don "Black & decker" Sutton, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Don Sutton
Black & decker
4/2/1945
31
USA,AL,CLIO
6"1
185
Starting Pitcher
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
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4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 10,000,000
1977
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
0 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
10 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 8 | 93-96 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| Talent | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
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7
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3
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Fastball
Changeup
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1966 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 4.10 | 338.0 | 335 | 168 | 154 | 50 | 86 | 231 | 18 | 4 | 1.25 | .274 | CLE |
| 1967 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2.89 | 342.0 | 294 | 120 | 110 | 40 | 70 | 249 | 18 | 2 | 1.06 | .253 | CLE |
| 1968 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3.07 | 343.0 | 302 | 130 | 117 | 33 | 90 | 248 | 22 | 3 | 1.14 | .269 | CLE |
| 1969 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 2.88 | 322.0 | 278 | 114 | 103 | 26 | 72 | 259 | 15 | 1 | 1.09 | .269 | CLE,AL |
| 1970 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1.95 | 277.0 | 203 | 71 | 60 | 18 | 51 | 201 | 18 | 4 | 0.92 | .233 | CLE |
| 1971 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3.51 | 231.0 | 210 | 100 | 90 | 23 | 41 | 180 | 17 | 1 | 1.09 | .272 | CLE |
| 1972 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.68 | 213.0 | 223 | 103 | 87 | 19 | 47 | 148 | 7 | 2 | 1.27 | .304 | CLE |
| 1973 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2.81 | 308.0 | 264 | 108 | 96 | 21 | 59 | 260 | 19 | 8 | 1.05 | .276 | CLE,AL |
| 1974 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3.10 | 322.2 | 261 | 126 | 111 | 26 | 75 | 294 | 19 | 2 | 1.04 | .266 | CLE,AL |
| 1975 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3.00 | 324.0 | 273 | 128 | 108 | 25 | 80 | 274 | 16 | 4 | 1.09 | .265 | CLE,AL |
| Total | 378 | 371 | 216 | 100 | 0 | 3.09 | 3020.2 | 2643 | 1168 | 1036 | 281 | 671 | 2344 | 169 | 31 | 1.10 | .267 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 11.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 16.0 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 17.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.81 | 52.0 | 53 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1966 | 42 | 113 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .210 | .221 | .431 | CLE |
| 1967 | 42 | 117 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .145 | .177 | .188 | .365 | CLE |
| 1968 | 42 | 125 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .144 | .177 | .168 | .345 | CLE |
| 1969 | 39 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .210 | .196 | .407 | CLE,AL |
| 1970 | 35 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .200 | .253 | .453 | CLE |
| 1971 | 31 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .149 | .178 | .327 | CLE |
| 1972 | 27 | 83 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .096 | .107 | .108 | .216 | CLE |
| 1973 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE,AL |
| 1974 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE,AL |
| 1975 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE,AL |
| Total | 378 | 731 | 108 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 50 | 17 | 283 | 0 | 3 | .148 | .179 | .189 | .368 | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1966...
Had first career hit on 4/4/1966, off Bob Hendley (WS2)...
Earned first career win on 4/8/1966...
Hit first career homerun on 6/12/1966, off Bill Dailey (KC)...
Injured on 6/19/1968 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1968, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA...
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/7/1969 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1970, going 6-0, 1.48...
Injured on 6/23/1970 with a Stiff Elbow, out for 2 weeks...
Injured on 8/27/1970 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 6/5/1971 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
10/8/1972: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $10,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1973, going 6-0, 1.96...
Won Cy Young Award in 1973, going 24-7, 2.81 ERA...
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
Struck out 16 batters against Texas on 9/25/1974...
Won Cy Young Award in 1974, going 30-7, 3.10 ERA...
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Kansas City on 8/30/1975, striking out 7...
Injured on 3/23/1976 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1967 - 2.89 - 5th
1968 - 3.07 - 6th
1969 - 2.88 - 4th
1970 - 1.95 - 2nd
1973 - 2.81 - 3rd
1974 - 3.10 - 5th
1975 - 3.00 - 5th
| WHIP
1966 - 1.25 - 10th
1967 - 1.06 - 3rd
1968 - 1.14 - 9th
1969 - 1.09 - 4th
1970 - 0.92 - 3rd
1971 - 1.09 - 5th
1973 - 1.05 - 3rd
1974 - 1.04 - 3rd
1975 - 1.09 - 3rd
| Wins
1967 - 21 - 9th
1968 - 23 - 5th
1969 - 22 - 7th
1970 - 22 - 3rd
1971 - 20 - 9th
1973 - 24 - 2nd
1974 - 30 - 1st
1975 - 26 - 2nd
| Losses
1966 - 22 - 5th
| IP
1966 - 338.0 - 7th
1967 - 342.0 - 5th
1968 - 343.0 - 7th
1969 - 322.0 - 10th
1973 - 308.0 - 7th
1974 - 322.2 - 9th
1975 - 324.0 - 6th
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K's
1966 - 231 - 8th
1967 - 249 - 8th
1968 - 248 - 9th
1969 - 259 - 9th
1973 - 260 - 8th
1974 - 294 - 3rd
1975 - 274 - 5th
| CG
1966 - 18 - 8th
1968 - 22 - 8th
1973 - 19 - 8th
1974 - 19 - 9th
| SHO
1966 - 4 - 6th
1968 - 3 - 8th
1970 - 4 - 4th
1973 - 8 - 1st
1975 - 4 - 2nd
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