Rick Sutcliffe stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1994

Starting Pitcher · #40

Age 70 · 6' 7"

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Rick Sutcliffe played 18 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
457
W
171
L
139
ERA
4.08
IP
2,698.0
K
1,679
BB
1,081
WHIP
1.39

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.
1976LAD1000.005.0310.60
1978LAD2000.002.0011.50
1979LAD3917103.46242.0117971.30
1980LAD42395.56110.059551.61
1981LAD14224.0247.016201.30
1982CLE341482.96216.0142981.26
1983CLE3617114.29243.11601021.45
1984CLE/CHC352063.64244.2213851.30
1985CHC20883.18130.0102441.25
1986CHC285144.64176.2122961.48
1987CHC3418103.68237.11741061.39
1988CHC3213143.86226.0144701.34
1989CHC3516113.66229.0153691.18
1990CHC5025.9121.17121.73
1991CHC19654.1096.252451.46
1992BAL3616154.47237.1109741.37
1993BAL2910105.75166.080741.72
1994STL16646.5267.226321.85

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
1
ERA
3.79
IP
19.0
K
12
BB
12
WHIP
1.37

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
208
CG
72
SHO
18
K/9
5.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
100

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.
1976LAD0005.40000
1979LAD19514.40008
1980LAD3114.80004
1981LAD4003.10000
1982CLE19615.90006
1983CLE171025.90007
1984CLE/CHC20937.80006
1985CHC12637.10006
1986CHC10416.200013
1987CHC22616.60009
1988CHC161225.700011
1989CHC22516.000012
1990CHC1003.00004
1991CHC9004.80002
1992BAL18524.10007
1993BAL12304.30001
1994STL4003.50004

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

Bio

Age
70 yearsJun 21, 1956
Height
6' 7"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Independence, MO
NL Cy Young
1984
NL Rookie of the Year
1979

What were Rick Sutcliffe's career stats?

Rick Sutcliffe played 18 seasons for the Dodgers, the Guardians, the Cubs, the Orioles and the Cardinals. He had 171 wins and 1,679 strikeouts with a 4.08 ERA over 2,698.0 innings. His best season was 1984: 20 wins, a 3.64 ERA and 213 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1976 to 1994

Rick Sutcliffe led MLB in wins (1984); finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 166th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,679)
  • 178th in wins (pitching) (171)

Among the 9,244 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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