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.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

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

    📊 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)

    📊 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
    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

    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