Don Sutton	vs.	Early Wynn
	(AP)		(AP)
	Pitcher/1966-1988 324-256 record 3.26 ERA 3,574 strikeouts 1,343 walks Four-time All-Star Led league in ERA 1980 Hall of Fame 1998 Complete Sutton bio		Pitcher/1939, 1940-44, 1946-63 300-244 record 3.54 ERA 2,334 strikeouts 1,775 walks Seven-time All-Star Cy Young Award 1959 Hall of Fame 1972 Complete Wynn bio

	Even though he wasn't blessed with overpowering stuff, Don Sutton established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball during his career. Over 23 years, the well-traveled Sutton amassed 324 wins (including 58 shutouts) for five different teams, good enough to tie him with Nolan Ryan for eleventh on the all-time wins list. His 3,574 career strikeouts are the fifth-highest total in baseball history. Sutton spent his first fifteen years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and still holds most of the franchise's career pitching records. Nevertheless, he became known as a journeyman pitcher toward the end of his career, pitching for five different clubs in his last seven seasons. During the 1986 season, his struggle to reach 300 wins at the age of 41 tarnished his reputation somewhat.		One of the most feared hurlers in baseball history, Early Wynn racked up exactly 300 wins in a dominant twenty-three year career spanning four decades. Disguising his ferocity with an easy, effortless motion, Wynn made it clear to opposing batters that he owned the inside corner. Mickey Mantle once described him as being 'so mean he'd knock you down in the dugout'; Wynn himself said that he would bean his own grandmother if she got a hit off him. Wynn pitched for three teams during his illustrious career, beginning with the Washington Senators, who dealt him to Cleveland in 1948 in one of the most lopsided deals of all time. With the Indians, Wynn was a member of one of baseball's greatest pitching staffs ever; in 1958, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox and became the first player ever to lead his league in strikeouts in consecutive years with different teams. The next year, at the age of 39, Wynn won his first Cy Young Award. Like Sutton, Wynn struggled to reach the 300-win plateau. After going 7-15 with the White Sox in 1962 -- giving him a lifetime total of 299 wins -- he was released. Signed by the Indians for his last hurrah, he got his 300th win on July 13th. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.
	STUFF		STUFF
	Sutton had a good fastball, which he used often. Even though it wasn't exceptionally fast, Sutton had a knack for spotting it on the outside corner, and every once in a while would throw one inside just to keep the hitter off-balance. His curve, thrown with a tight rotation and a sharp break, was his number-two pitch. Sutton's slider wasn't as effective as his devastating screwball, which quickly faded out of the strike zone as the hitter chased it. Especially toward the end of his career, Sutton was accused of scuffing the ball, but he was only ejected once (in 1978) for defacing the ball and was let off with a warning after he threatened a lawsuit against the league. Sutton used to joke about the accusations aimed at him and teammate Gaylord Perry, who was notorious for his spitball. 'He gave me a tube of Vaseline,' said Sutton. 'I thanked him and gave him a piece of sandpaper.'		When Wynn first arrived in the majors with the Senators, he relied solely on his blazing fastball and met with little success. But after being traded to the Indians -- and meeting pitching coach Mel Harder -- Wynn learned how to throw a curve, a knuckleball, a slider, and a changeup, rendering him nearly unhittable. He would use his varied repertoire to set up batters, whom he would finish with his devastating fastball. Using this strategy, Wynn had a streak of five consecutive 150-plus strikeout seasons beginning in 1956.
	CONTROL		CONTROL
	As Sutton aged, he began to rely more and more on his pinpoint control. Sutton had a 2.66 strikeout to walk ratio for his career, reasonably good for a strikeout pitcher. Sutton's strikeouts often came as the result of good control because he would tempt batters to swing at bad pitches when he got ahead in the count.		Wynn threw hard but without much control -- a deficiency which actually helped him intimidate hitters. He recorded eight 100-walk years, led the league in walks twice, and retired as the all-time walk leader with 1,775 (a total later surpassed by Nolan Ryan.)
	DURABILITY		DURABILITY
	Sutton was known both for his remarkable consistency and his amazing longevity. His willingness to play through pain never hurt his performance; not one day of his 23-year career was spent on the disabled list. He pitched over 200 innings in 20 different years, and recorded double-digit victories and 100-plus strikeout seasons in 21. He was a conditioning fanatic, always keeping himself in great shape, and was able to notch 45 wins after his 40th birthday. By the end of his career Sutton had beaten every team then in baseball at least once.		A tough guy who kept going and going, Wynn pitched 23 seasons, a feat which at the time was unequaled. Even more remarkable was that although he battled gout during his last thirteen seasons in the majors he still averaged nearly 28 starts a season and at the age of 39 led the 1959 Chicago White Sox to the AL pennant. Wynn was a firm believer in running, which always kept his legs in great shape. Like Ryan, his strong legs added both to his durability and his effectiveness as a pitcher.
	MOUND PRESENCE		MOUND PRESENCE
	Sutton treated baseball as a job, and his focus on the mound contributed to his reputation as a 'money pitcher.' After being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in 1982, Sutton defeated Jim Palmer of the Orioles to clinch the division for his new club in the final game of the year. Off the mound, Sutton was always a good public speaker, and like Early Wynn has gone on to become an announcer. He often made jokes about scuffing the ball, and was well-liked by most fans. Once, responding to accusations that he had doctored a baseball with a foreign substance he said, 'Not true at all. Vaseline is manufactured right here in the United States.'		Standing six feet tall and weighing 190 pounds, Wynn wasn't a giant. But his personality was so intimidating that many batters were shaking in their cleats before they nudged their way into the batter's box. Wynn referred to the batter as his 'mortal enemy,' and called the mound his 'office.' Although Wynn was known for his toughness on the field, off the field he was an easy-going, practical joker. He once invited Ted Williams on a trip to the Florida Everglades, but Williams declined, replying that a hitter would have to be nuts to accept such an offer.