What years did Ezra Sutton play?

Ezra Sutton played in Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1888.

Was Ezra Sutton a pitcher?

No. Ezra Sutton was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did Ezra Sutton hit?

Ezra Sutton hit 25 career home runs with 1574 hits.

What was Ezra Sutton's career batting average?

Ezra Sutton batted .294 over his career, with 1,574 hits in 5,360 at bats.

How many RBI did Ezra Sutton have?

Ezra Sutton drove in 672 runs in his career.

What was Ezra Sutton's career ERA?

Ezra Sutton finished with a 10.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.

Ezra Sutton

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1871-1888)

Ezra Sutton was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1888 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Forest Citys, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,263 career games, he hit .294 with 1,574 hits, 25 home runs, and 672 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,998.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .294

HR 25

RBI 672

H 1,574

OPS .702

PIV 10,998

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 153 lb
Born: 9/17/1849 in Seneca Falls, NY, USA
Died: 6/20/1907 in Braintree, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1871-05-04
Last Game: 1888-06-20

Full name: Ezra Ballou Sutton

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Career Batting Statistics

Ezra Sutton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,263	5,360	994	1,574	227	97	25	672	70	169	182	.294	.316	.386	.702	10,998

Career AVG .294 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +15.6% above league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .290 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +15.3% above league average.

Career OPS .702 vs. league average .625 across their career seasons — +12.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ezra Sutton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1871	CL1		29	128	35	45	3	7	3	23	3	1	0	.352	.286 (+23%)	.311 (+14%)	.383 (+45%)	.695 (+31%)	579.2
1872	CL1		22	107	30	30	6	1	0	10	1	1	1	.280	.285 (-2%)	.296 (-3%)	.347 (+2%)	.644 (avg)	-17.1
1873	PH1		51	243	51	81	7	6	0	34	2	2	2	.333	.290 (+15%)	.304 (+11%)	.357 (+15%)	.661 (+13%)	490.1
1874	PH1		55	243	54	71	10	3	0	28	6	0	2	.292	.273 (+7%)	.282 (+3%)	.333 (+7%)	.615 (+6%)	177.4
1875	PH1		75	358	83	116	11	7	1	59	13	1	3	.324	.253 (+28%)	.260 (+25%)	.309 (+30%)	.570 (+28%)	1384.0
1876	PHN	NL	54	236	45	70	12	7	1	31	0	3	2	.297	.265 (+12%)	.277 (+10%)	.320 (+31%)	.598 (+21%)	652.7
1877	BSN	NL	58	253	43	74	10	6	0	39	0	4	10	.292	.271 (+8%)	.289 (+5%)	.337 (+12%)	.626 (+9%)	307.8
1878	BSN	NL	60	239	31	54	9	3	1	29	0	2	14	.226	.259 (-13%)	.278 (-17%)	.319 (-6%)	.597 (-11%)	-376.0
1879	BSN	NL	84	339	54	84	13	4	0	34	0	2	18	.248	.255 (-3%)	.270 (-7%)	.328 (-6%)	.599 (-6%)	-297.1
1880	BSN	NL	76	288	41	72	9	2	0	25	0	7	7	.250	.244 (+2%)	.267 (avg)	.319 (-8%)	.586 (-4%)	-126.4
1881	BSN	NL	83	333	42	97	12	4	0	31	0	13	9	.291	.260 (+12%)	.290 (+10%)	.338 (+4%)	.628 (+7%)	377.8
1882	BSN	NL	81	319	44	80	8	1	2	38	0	24	25	.251	.248 (+1%)	.275 (+10%)	.329 (-9%)	.605 (avg)	138.0
1883	BSN	NL	94	414	101	134	28	15	3	73	0	17	12	.324	.257 (+26%)	.285 (+23%)	.345 (+41%)	.631 (+32%)	2111.9
1884	BSN	NL	110	468	102	162	28	7	3	61	0	29	22	.346	.243 (+42%)	.278 (+38%)	.327 (+39%)	.606 (+39%)	3027.9
1885	BSN	NL	110	457	78	143	23	8	4	47	0	17	25	.313	.244 (+28%)	.287 (+17%)	.325 (+31%)	.613 (+24%)	1737.5
1886	BSN	NL	116	499	83	138	21	6	3	48	18	26	21	.277	.246 (+12%)	.302 (+3%)	.331 (+9%)	.634 (+6%)	452.4
1887	BSN	NL	77	326	61	99	14	9	3	46	17	13	6	.304	.270 (+12%)	.331 (+3%)	.373 (+15%)	.705 (+9%)	470.5
1888	BSN	NL	28	110	16	24	3	1	1	16	10	7	3	.218	.238 (-9%)	.290 (-5%)	.319 (-9%)	.610 (-7%)	-92.8
Career · 18 seasons			1,263	5,360	994	1,574	227	97	25	672	70	169	182	.294	—	—	—	—	10,998

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Ezra Sutton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	14	7	0	0	0	10.50	0.0

Career ERA 10.50 vs. league average 2.23 across their career seasons — 371.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ezra Sutton — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1875	PH1		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	14	7	0	0	10.50	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	14	7	0	0	10.50	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ezra Sutton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	32	0	349	11	34	9
2B	50	0	121	137	42	14
3B	880	86	1252	1646	516	105
C	1	0	0	0	1	0
OF	69	0	107	6	18	1
P	2	0	0	0	1	0
SS	245	20	364	789	170	66

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ezra Sutton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1871	CL1	3B	29	29	40	53	24	3
1871	CL1	C	1	0	0	0	1	0
1871	CL1	OF	2	0	1	0	0	0
1872	CL1	3B	22	22	47	42	35	2
1873	PH1	2B	2	0	1	2	3	0
1873	PH1	3B	43	0	74	113	46	3
1873	PH1	SS	8	0	13	18	12	2
1874	PH1	3B	36	35	62	72	28	4
1874	PH1	SS	20	20	17	64	20	3
1875	PH1	1B	2	0	15	0	1	1
1875	PH1	3B	73	0	133	168	74	10
1875	PH1	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1875	PH1	P	2	0	0	0	1	0
1875	PH1	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1876	PHN	1B	29	0	324	11	31	6
1876	PHN	2B	15	0	47	32	16	7
1876	PHN	3B	8	0	11	8	9	0
1876	PHN	OF	4	0	8	1	2	0
1877	BSN	3B	22	0	38	31	15	2
1877	BSN	SS	36	0	66	91	21	8
1878	BSN	3B	59	0	80	118	25	8
1878	BSN	SS	1	0	2	3	0	1
1879	BSN	3B	33	0	36	43	18	3
1879	BSN	SS	51	0	53	167	29	15
1880	BSN	3B	37	0	64	66	15	5
1880	BSN	SS	39	0	50	122	20	14
1881	BSN	3B	81	0	114	157	38	10
1881	BSN	SS	2	0	0	4	1	0
1882	BSN	3B	77	0	98	146	41	6
1882	BSN	SS	4	0	6	5	1	0
1883	BSN	3B	93	0	120	152	42	14
1883	BSN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1883	BSN	SS	1	0	2	5	0	0
1884	BSN	3B	110	0	119	186	31	7
1885	BSN	1B	1	0	10	0	2	2
1885	BSN	2B	2	0	3	4	0	0
1885	BSN	3B	91	0	132	168	43	18
1885	BSN	SS	16	0	12	50	8	6
1886	BSN	2B	18	0	44	52	14	6
1886	BSN	3B	28	0	34	63	14	5
1886	BSN	OF	43	0	74	5	13	1
1886	BSN	SS	28	0	29	84	15	7
1887	BSN	2B	13	0	26	47	9	1
1887	BSN	3B	11	0	18	13	5	1
1887	BSN	OF	18	0	21	0	3	0
1887	BSN	SS	37	0	113	174	41	10
1888	BSN	3B	27	0	32	47	13	4
1888	BSN	SS	1	0	1	2	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Ezra Sutton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
Catcher	1
First Base	32
Second Base	50
Third Base	880
Shortstop	245
Left Field	29
Center Field	8
Right Field	32

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Ezra Sutton: the record in brief

According to the bio, Ezra Sutton debuted on May 4, 1871 and played a final game on June 20, 1888. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Forest Citys (1871 to 1872), the Philadelphia Athletics (1873 to 1876), the Boston Red Caps (1877 to 1882), and the Boston Beaneaters (1883 to 1888). Listed as a third baseman, Sutton both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 8 inches and 153 pounds. Sutton was born on September 17, 1849, in Seneca Falls, NY, USA. Sutton's death is recorded on June 20, 1907, in Braintree, MA, USA. Ezra Sutton was the playing name; the full given name is Ezra Ballou.

In 1,263 games and 5,360 at bats, Sutton batted .294 with 1,574 hits, along with 25 home runs, 672 RBI, and 70 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .316 clip and slugging .386, Sutton finished with a .702 OPS.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ezra Sutton

What years did Ezra Sutton play?: Ezra Sutton played in Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1888.
Was Ezra Sutton a pitcher?: No. Ezra Sutton was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Ezra Sutton hit?: Ezra Sutton hit 25 career home runs with 1574 hits.
What was Ezra Sutton's career batting average?: Ezra Sutton batted .294 over his career, with 1,574 hits in 5,360 at bats.
How many RBI did Ezra Sutton have?: Ezra Sutton drove in 672 runs in his career.
What was Ezra Sutton's career ERA?: Ezra Sutton finished with a 10.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.