Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Don Sutton | Stat | Tommy John |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Seasons | 26 |
| 152.5 | Career VAL | 136.2 |
| 12.3 (1973) | Peak-season VAL | 13.8 (1979) |
| Inducted 1998 | Hall of Fame | — |
| 4× | All-Star Selections | 4× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 0 |
| 7 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 3 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Don Sutton | Stat | Tommy John |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 785 | Games | 761 |
| Batting | ||
| 195 | Hits | 141 |
| 0 | Home runs | 5 |
| 64 | RBI | 54 |
| 64 | Runs | 43 |
| 1 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 60 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 33 |
| .144 | Batting avg | .157 |
|---|
| .183 | On-base % | .187 |
|---|
| .157 | Slugging % | .188 |
|---|
| -2 | OPS+ | 10 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 324 | Wins | 288 |
| 256 | Losses | 231 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 5282.1 | Innings pitched | 4710.1 |
| 3,574 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 2,245 |
| 3.26 | ERA | 3.34 |
| 1.14 | WHIP | 1.28 |
| 113 | ERA+ | 112 |
| Age | Don Sutton | Tommy John |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| 22 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| 23 | 4.7 | 7.8 |
| 24 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 25 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| 26 | 11.4 | 4.1 |
| 27 | 10.9 | 8.3 |
| 28 | 12.3 | 3.9 |
| 29 | 7.2 | 4 |
| 30 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
| 31 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 32 | 9.1 | — |
| 33 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 34 | 6.6 | 10.8 |
| 35 | 10.5 | 6.2 |
| 36 | 7.5 | 13.8 |
| 37 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| 38 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 39 | 4.3 | 8.7 |
| 40 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 41 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 42 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 43 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| 44 | — | 7.6 |
| 45 | — | 1.9 |
| 46 | — | 0 |