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Don Sutton
	Donald Howard Sutton
	(Black & Decker)

	Born: April 2, 1945 in Clio, AL
	68 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 6'1"	Wt: 185

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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1998
- Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1964
- High School: J. M. Tate (Pensacola, FL)

Teams

												Park Factors			Attendance
Yr	Age	Team	Lg	Rank	W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR	Ballpark	Rank	Ratio
1966	21.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1	95	67	.586			✓		0.91	0.87	Dodger Stadium	1 / 10	1.74
1967	22.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	8	73	89	.451					0.90	0.86	Dodger Stadium	2 / 10	1.28
1968	23.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	7	76	86	.469					0.90	0.86	Dodger Stadium	3 / 10	1.35
1969	24.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	4	85	77	.525					0.95	0.95	Dodger Stadium	2 / 12	1.42
1970	25.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	87	74	.540					0.93	0.98	Dodger Stadium	3 / 12	1.22
1971	26.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	89	73	.549					0.96	1.02	Dodger Stadium	2 / 12	1.43
1972	27.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	85	70	.548					0.93	1.02	Dodger Stadium	2 / 12	1.49
1973	28.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	95	66	.590					0.96	1.03	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.54
1974	29.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1	102	60	.630		✓	✓		0.93	1.00	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.86
1975	30.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	88	74	.543					0.95	1.03	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.83
1976	31.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	92	70	.568					0.96	1.01	Dodger Stadium	3 / 12	1.72
1977	32.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1	98	64	.605		✓	✓		0.97	1.07	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.86
1978	33.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1	95	67	.586		✓	✓		0.98	1.09	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	2.00
1979	34.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	3	79	83	.488					0.98	1.14	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.62
1980	35.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	2	92	71	.564					0.96	1.11	Dodger Stadium	1 / 12	1.83
1981	36.2	Houston Astros	NL	3	61	49	.555		✓			0.91	0.75	Astrodome	4 / 12	1.34
1982	37.2	Houston Astros	NL	5	77	85	.475					0.95	0.77	Astrodome	7 / 12	0.87
1982	37.2	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	1	95	67	.586		✓	✓		0.93	0.90	County Stadium	4 / 14	1.19
1983	38.2	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	5	87	75	.537					0.94	0.94	County Stadium	2 / 14	1.40
1984	39.2	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	7	67	94	.416					0.95	0.99	County Stadium	9 / 14	0.94
1985	40.2	Oakland Athletics	AL	4	77	85	.475					0.93	0.96	Oakland Coliseum	11 / 14	0.78
1985	40.2	California Angels	AL	2	90	72	.556					0.99	1.06	Anaheim Stadium	1 / 14	1.50
1986	41.2	California Angels	AL	1	92	70	.568		✓			0.97	1.03	Anaheim Stadium	1 / 14	1.46
1987	42.2	California Angels	AL	6	75	87	.463					0.98	1.02	Anaheim Stadium	2 / 14	1.38
1988	43.2	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	1	94	67	.584		✓	✓	✓	0.98	0.96	Dodger Stadium	2 / 12	1.46
23		5			2146	1842	.538	0	7	6	1	0.95	0.96			1.46

												Park Factors				Att
Yrs		Team			W	L	W%	WC	Div	Lg	WS	Run	HR			Ratio
16		LAD			1425	1158	.552	0	4	5	1	0.95				1.60
2		HOU			138	134	.507	0	1	0	0	0.93				1.06
3		MIL			249	236	.513	0	1	1	0	0.94				1.18
3		ANA			257	229	.529	0	1	0	0	0.98				1.45
1		OAK			77	85	.475	0	0	0	0	0.93				0.78

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James