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Rollie Fingers League
10-13-2010
Don Sutton Right Field
Retired (1987, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .781 Status Retired (1987) Option Years 0  
H 1302 Age 58 (OS 58) Date of Birth 09-27-1952
HR 160 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(18 games)
RBI 637
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF D- (10.1%) Arm A  WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF C- (31.2%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 60% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 18 72.00 11 / 12 12 / 14 13 / 15 8 / 8 5 / 8 4 / 10 3 / 5 56 / 72
1971 Minors 19 64.00 2 / 5 10 / 17 8 / 11 7 / 10 8 / 10 4 / 8 1 / 3 40 / 64
1972 Minors 20 69.00 9 / 14 2 / 6 2 / 4 10 / 11 5 / 7 9 / 14 5 / 13 42 / 69
1973 Minors 21 65.00 5 / 11 6 / 10 3 / 5 5 / 10 6 / 7 4 / 10 2 / 12 31 / 65
1973 Pos (RF) 21 30.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 30
1974 Minors 22 69.00 5 / 8 5 / 9 7 / 10 7 / 10 5 / 13 5 / 8 3 / 11 37 / 69
1975 Minors 23 56.00 4 / 5 3 / 8 4 / 8 3 / 11 1 / 5 3 / 11 4 / 8 22 / 56
1976 Majors 24 72.75 162 135 0 4 / 9 6 / 15 3 / 8 6 / 11 0 / 8 4 / 11 2 / 10 25 / 72
1977 Majors 25 71.71 162 135 0 2 / 10 3 / 13 3 / 9 5 / 7 1 / 9 5 / 14 4 / 9 23 / 71
1978 Majors 26 67.91 162 135 0 0 / 5 0 / 9 2 / 8 3 / 7 3 / 14 0 / 12 5 / 12 13 / 67
1979 Majors 27 36.30 162 11 0 0 / 4 2 / 6 1 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 7 4 / 36
1980 Majors 28 33.00 162 0 0 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 3 1 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 2 / 33
1981 Majors 29 38.12 160 6 0 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 38
1982 Majors 30 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 12 0 / 16 0 / 3 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 67
1983 Majors 31 67.32 162 137 0 0 / 7 0 / 11 0 / 13 0 / 12 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 67
1984 Majors 32 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 8 0 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 13 0 / 67
1985 Majors 33 67.32 162 135 0 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 17 0 / 8 0 / 13 0 / 10 1 / 67
1986 Majors 34 56.35 135 113 27 -1 / 4 -7 / 11 -3 / 5 -4 / 9 -10 / 9 -2 / 8 -3 / 10 -30 / 56
1987 Minors 35 55.00 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 55
1987 Majors 35 1.04 6 1 0 -3 / 0 -5 / 0 -4 / 0 -3 / 0 -5 / 0 -2 / 1 -2 / 0 -24 / 1
Total 1759 1078 27 38 / 138 38 / 184 39 / 141 50 / 162 21 / 147 34 / 162 24 / 158 264 / 1122

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Jim Edmonds League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1987-11-01Don Sutton has retired from the New York KNICKS
1987-10-23The New York KNICKS have acquired Don Sutton from the waiver wire.
1987-10-03The Oakland Olives have designated Skip Mann for assignment. The Oakland Olives have designated Don Sutton for assignment. The Oakland Olives have designated Dad Whitby for assignment.
1987-09-26The Oakland Olives have promoted Don Sutton to the major league team. The Oakland Olives have promoted Dad Whitby to the major league team.
1987-04-01The Oakland Olives have promoted Bill McCarthy to the major league team. The Oakland Olives have designated Don Sutton for assignment.
1986-08-31Don Sutton of the Oakland Olives is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1976-04-01The Oakland Olives have promoted Don Sutton to the major league team. The Oakland Olives have designated Ray LaCorte for assignment.