Bruce Sutter stats

Last played for the Atlanta Braves, 1988

Relief Pitcher

Age 73 · 6' 2"

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Bruce Sutter played 12 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
661
W
68
L
71
ERA
2.83
IP
1,042.1
K
861
BB
309
WHIP
1.14

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1976CHC52632.7083.173261.07
1977CHC62731.34107.1129230.86
1978CHC648103.1899.0106341.17
1979CHC62662.22101.1110320.98
1980CHC60582.64102.176341.21
1981STL48352.6282.157241.07
1982STL70982.90102.161341.19
1983STL609104.2389.164301.34
1984STL71571.54122.277231.08
1985ATL58774.4888.152291.36
1986ATL16204.3418.21691.39
1988ATL38144.7645.140111.32

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
2
L
0
ERA
3.27
IP
11.0
K
7
BB
3
WHIP
0.82

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
7.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1976CHC0007.90000
1977CHC00010.80000
1978CHC0009.60000
1979CHC0009.80000
1980CHC0006.70000
1981STL0006.20000
1982STL0005.40000
1983STL0006.40000
1984STL0005.60000
1985ATL0005.30000
1986ATL0007.70000
1988ATL0007.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
73 yearsJan 8, 1953
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Lancaster, PA
NL Cy Young
1979

What were Bruce Sutter's career stats?

Bruce Sutter played 12 seasons for the Cubs, the Cardinals and the Braves. He had 68 wins and 861 strikeouts with a 2.83 ERA over 1,042.1 innings. His best season was 1982: 9 wins, a 2.90 ERA and 61 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1976 to 1988

Bruce Sutter led MLB in ERA (1977, 1984), saves (1979, 1982, 1984) and WHIP (1977, 1979); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 29th in saves (300)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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