Bruce Sutter Career Pitching Summary

Bruce Sutter played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1988, appearing in 661 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 68 W and 71 L, an ERA of 2.83, 861 SO, a WHIP of 1.14, and a WAR of 24.5.

Bruce Sutter Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bruce Sutter.

Change Chart

    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Bruce Sutter
    NameBruce Sutter
    Date of BirthJanuary 8, 1953
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1976

    ๐Ÿ“Š Career Summary

    Bruce Sutter appeared in 661 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1976 to 1988. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS0 (MLB Rank: 7,909)
    GF512 (MLB Rank: 42)
    W68 (MLB Rank: 1,062)
    L71 (MLB Rank: 1,020)
    SV300 (MLB Rank: 30)
    ERA2.83 (MLB Rank: 1,135)
    IP1042 (MLB Rank: 1,261)
    SO861 (MLB Rank: 754)
    BB309 (MLB Rank: 1,554)
    H879 (MLB Rank: 1,498)
    HR77 (MLB Rank: 1,307)
    SO97.44 (MLB Rank: 2,269)
    BB92.67 (MLB Rank: 9,402)
    H97.59 (MLB Rank: 10,420)
    HR90.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318)
    WHIP1.14 (MLB Rank: 10,944)
    WAR24.5 (MLB Rank: 420)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1988)

    In his final season (1988), Bruce Sutter recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF26
    W1
    L4
    SV14
    ERA4.76
    IP45.1
    SO40
    BB11
    H49
    HR4
    SO97.94
    BB92.18
    H99.73
    HR90.79
    WHIP1.324
    WARโˆ’0.4

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1982, 9 W
    • Most SO: 1977, 129 SO
    • Most IP: 1984, 122.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1977, 6.5 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1977, 1.34 ERA

    ๐ŸŽฏ Postseason Performance

    Bruce Sutter appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3, pitched 12 IP, struck out 7 batters, with 2 W and 0 L.

    Bruce Sutter Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1976
    6
    3
    2.7
    0.667
    10
    73
    83.1
    2.6
    1.068
    4
    63
    26
    27
    25
    142
    2.44
    7.9
    2.81
    0
    52
    28
    0
    0
    0.4
    6.8
    2.8
    0
    0
    8
    2
    332
    1977
    7
    3
    1.34
    0.7
    31
    129
    107.1
    6.5
    0.857
    5
    69
    23
    21
    16
    328
    1.61
    10.8
    5.61
    0
    62
    48
    0
    0
    0.4
    5.8
    1.9
    0
    1
    7
    7
    411
    1978
    8
    10
    3.19
    0.444
    27
    106
    98.2
    1.2
    1.176
    10
    82
    34
    44
    35
    126
    2.82
    9.7
    3.12
    0
    64
    47
    0
    0
    0.9
    7.5
    3.1
    1
    1
    7
    8
    414
    1979
    6
    6
    2.22
    0.5
    37
    110
    101.1
    4.9
    0.977
    3
    67
    32
    29
    25
    188
    1.89
    9.8
    3.44
    0
    62
    56
    0
    0
    0.3
    6
    2.8
    0
    0
    5
    9
    403
    1980
    5
    8
    2.64
    0.385
    28
    76
    102.1
    3.3
    1.212
    5
    90
    34
    35
    30
    150
    2.93
    6.7
    2.24
    0
    60
    43
    0
    0
    0.4
    7.9
    3
    4
    1
    8
    2
    423
    1981
    3
    5
    2.62
    0.375
    25
    57
    82.1
    1.6
    1.069
    5
    64
    24
    24
    24
    136
    2.92
    6.2
    2.38
    0
    48
    36
    0
    0
    0.5
    7
    2.6
    1
    1
    8
    0
    328
    1982
    9
    8
    2.9
    0.529
    36
    61
    102.1
    0.9
    1.192
    8
    88
    34
    38
    33
    126
    3.63
    5.4
    1.79
    0
    70
    58
    0
    0
    0.7
    7.7
    3
    0
    3
    13
    5
    424
    1983
    9
    10
    4.23
    0.474
    21
    64
    89.1
    -0.7
    1.343
    8
    90
    30
    45
    42
    86
    3.53
    6.4
    2.13
    0
    60
    46
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.1
    3
    2
    1
    14
    2
    384
    1984
    5
    7
    1.54
    0.417
    45
    77
    122.2
    4.5
    1.076
    9
    109
    23
    26
    21
    227
    3.05
    5.6
    3.35
    0
    71
    63
    0
    0
    0.7
    8
    1.7
    0
    1
    4
    2
    477
    1985
    7
    7
    4.48
    0.5
    23
    52
    88.1
    -0.1
    1.358
    13
    91
    29
    46
    44
    85
    4.51
    5.3
    1.79
    0
    58
    50
    0
    0
    1.3
    9.3
    3
    0
    3
    4
    0
    382
    1986
    2
    0
    4.34
    1
    3
    16
    18.2
    0.2
    1.393
    3
    17
    9
    9
    9
    93
    4.59
    7.7
    1.78
    0
    16
    11
    0
    0
    1.4
    8.2
    4.3
    0
    0
    2
    0
    80
    1988
    1
    4
    4.76
    0.2
    14
    40
    45.1
    -0.4
    1.324
    4
    49
    11
    26
    24
    78
    2.95
    7.9
    3.64
    0
    38
    26
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.7
    2.2
    0
    1
    3
    0
    193