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.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bruce Sutter |
Date of Birth | January 8, 1953 |
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MLB Debut | 1976 |
📊 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:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 512 (MLB Rank: 42) |
W | 68 (MLB Rank: 1,062) |
L | 71 (MLB Rank: 1,020) |
SV | 300 (MLB Rank: 30) |
ERA | 2.83 (MLB Rank: 1,135) |
IP | 1042 (MLB Rank: 1,261) |
SO | 861 (MLB Rank: 754) |
BB | 309 (MLB Rank: 1,554) |
H | 879 (MLB Rank: 1,498) |
HR | 77 (MLB Rank: 1,307) |
SO9 | 7.44 (MLB Rank: 2,269) |
BB9 | 2.67 (MLB Rank: 9,402) |
H9 | 7.59 (MLB Rank: 10,420) |
HR9 | 0.67 (MLB Rank: 6,318) |
WHIP | 1.14 (MLB Rank: 10,944) |
WAR | 24.5 (MLB Rank: 420) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1988)
In his final season (1988), Bruce Sutter recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 26 |
W | 1 |
L | 4 |
SV | 14 |
ERA | 4.76 |
IP | 45.1 |
SO | 40 |
BB | 11 |
H | 49 |
HR | 4 |
SO9 | 7.94 |
BB9 | 2.18 |
H9 | 9.73 |
HR9 | 0.79 |
WHIP | 1.324 |
WAR | −0.4 |
📈 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
🎯 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
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |