Rick Sutcliffe vs Steve Busby

Rick SutcliffeSteve Busby

Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Busby compared on their MLB careers: Rick Sutcliffe played 18 seasons, 1976 to 1994, Steve Busby 8 seasons, 1972 to 1980. Rick Sutcliffe has 171 wins to Steve Busby's 70. Rick Sutcliffe won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Busby career totals
457GP167
171W70
139L54
4.1ERA3.7
2,698IP1060.2
1,679K659
1,081BB433
1.4WHIP1.4
6SV0

Where each stands all time

Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Busby all-time places
166th (1,679)Strikeouts (pitching)—
178th (171)Wins (pitching)—

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

  • Rick Sutcliffe: 1 championship; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Cy Young
  • Steve Busby: 0 championships; none on file

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.

Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Busby 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.
1st1976000.001972311.58
2nd1978000.00197316154.23
3rd197917103.46197422143.39
4th1980395.56197518123.08
5th1981224.021976334.40
6th19821482.961978107.59
7th198317114.291979663.63
8th19842063.641980136.17
9th1985883.18————
10th19865144.64————
11th198718103.68————
12th198813143.86————
13th198916113.66————
14th1990025.91————
15th1991654.10————
16th199216154.47————
17th199310105.75————
18th1994646.52————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA