Don Sutton
P · 23 seasons · 1966 – 1988 · B/T: R/R
Don Sutton ranks 1st of 0 pitchers by career roto value, one of the highest totals the site records. His best year was 1972: +12.0 roto value, 4th that season and 540th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from WHIP (+47.9), strikeouts (+42.9) and wins (+36.9), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.17
1971 · #74,421 all-time
Career Z
-64.7
summed
Avg / Season
-2.81
longevity-neutral
Seasons
23
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAD | 38 | -2.59 | #648 | #102,407 |
| 1967 | LAD | 43 | -2.73 | #685 | #105,309 |
| 1968 | LAD | 36 | -2.39 | #525 | #94,429 |
| 1969 | LAD | 41 | -2.85 | #811 | #107,061 |
| 1970 | LAD | 40 | -2.53 | #741 | #100,570 |
| 1971★ | LAD | 39 | -2.17 | #436 | #74,421 |
| 1972 | LAD | 33 | -3.05 | #808 | #108,926 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | -3.26 | #803 | #110,132 |
| 1974 | LAD | 40 | -2.59 | #801 | #102,267 |
| 1975 | LAD | 35 | -3.14 | #831 | #109,565 |
| 1976 | LAD | 35 | -3.77 | #817 | #111,265 |
| 1977 | LAD | 33 | -2.91 | #872 | #107,748 |
| 1978 | LAD | 34 | -3.80 | #899 | #111,287 |
| 1979 | LAD | 33 | -3.31 | #889 | #110,317 |
| 1980 | LAD | 32 | -3.60 | #914 | #111,101 |
| 1981 | HOU | 23 | -3.03 | #894 | #108,798 |
| 1982 | HOU | 34 | -3.00 | #898 | #108,569 |
| 1983 | ML4 | 31 | -2.26 | #494 | #83,824 |
| 1984 | ML4 | 33 | -2.28 | #520 | #85,750 |
| 1985 | OAK | 34 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | CAL | 34 | -2.31 | #503 | #89,072 |
| 1987 | CAL | 35 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
| 1988 | LAD | 16 | -2.62 | #916 | #103,103 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
12.03
1972 · #540 all-time
Career Z
140.9
summed
Avg / Season
6.12
longevity-neutral
Seasons
23
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | LAD | 37 | 6.52 | #16 | #3,572 |
| 1967 | LAD | 37 | 1.48 | #86 | #13,134 |
| 1968 | LAD | 35 | 3.47 | #46 | #8,148 |
| 1969 | LAD | 41 | 5.69 | #30 | #4,497 |
| 1970 | LAD | 38 | 4.43 | #47 | #6,354 |
| 1971 | LAD | 38 | 8.95 | #8 | #1,649 |
| 1972★ | LAD | 33 | 12.03 | #4 | #540 |
| 1973 | LAD | 33 | 11.11 | #5 | #771 |
| 1974 | LAD | 40 | 7.45 | #20 | #2,682 |
| 1975 | LAD | 35 | 9.30 | #12 | #1,473 |
| 1976 | LAD | 35 | 7.33 | #16 | #2,793 |
| 1977 | LAD | 33 | 7.16 | #25 | #2,938 |
| 1978 | LAD | 34 | 5.37 | #39 | #4,924 |
| 1979 | LAD | 33 | 6.01 | #29 | #4,113 |
| 1980 | LAD | 32 | 10.13 | #4 | #1,077 |
| 1981 | HOU | 23 | 9.12 | #6 | #1,570 |
| 1982 | HOU | 34 | 8.75 | #13 | #1,777 |
| 1983 | ML4 | 31 | 3.16 | #66 | #8,741 |
| 1984 | ML4 | 33 | 3.74 | #64 | #7,622 |
| 1985 | OAK | 34 | 3.79 | #65 | #7,509 |
| 1986 | CAL | 34 | 5.05 | #43 | #5,404 |
| 1987 | CAL | 35 | 2.28 | #97 | #10,812 |
| 1988 | LAD | 16 | -1.45 | #219 | #26,236 |
★ Best season by Z