Bruce Sutter vs Dennis Eckersley

Bruce SutterDennis Eckersley

Bruce Sutter and Dennis Eckersley compared on their MLB careers: Bruce Sutter played 12 seasons, 1976 to 1988, Dennis Eckersley 24 seasons, 1975 to 1998. Bruce Sutter has 68 wins to Dennis Eckersley's 197. Bruce Sutter won 1 title, Dennis Eckersley won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bruce Sutter and Dennis Eckersley career totals
661GP1,071
68W197
71L171
2.8ERA3.5
1042.1IP3285.2
861K2,401
309BB738
1.1WHIP1.2
300SV390

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bruce Sutter and Dennis Eckersley postseason
6GP28
0R7
6H35

Where each stands all time

Bruce Sutter and Dennis Eckersley all-time places
29th (300)Saves9th (390)
—Strikeouts (pitching)50th (2,401)
—Wins (pitching)118th (197)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bruce Sutter: 1 championship; NL Cy Young
  • Dennis Eckersley: 1 championship; AL Cy Young, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bruce Sutter and Dennis Eckersley season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1976632.7019751372.60
2nd1977731.34197613123.44
3rd19788103.18197714133.53
4th1979662.2219782082.99
5th1980582.64197917102.99
6th1981352.62198012144.27
7th1982982.901981984.27
8th19839104.23198213133.73
9th1984571.5419839135.61
10th1985774.48198414123.60
11th1986204.3419851173.08
12th1988144.7619866114.57
13th————1987683.03
14th————1988422.35
15th————1989401.56
16th————1990420.61
17th————1991542.96
18th————1992711.91
19th————1993244.16
20th————1994544.26
21st————1995464.83
22nd————1996063.30
23rd————1997153.91
24th————1998414.76

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA