Bruce Sutter Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bruce Sutter
NameBruce Sutter
Date of BirthJanuary 8, 1953
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1976
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Bruce Sutter Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 8,004)
GF512 (MLB Rank: 42)
W68 (MLB Rank: 1,069)
L71 (MLB Rank: 1,029)
SV300 (MLB Rank: 30)
ERA2.83 (MLB Rank: 1,157)
IP1042 (MLB Rank: 1,272)
SO861 (MLB Rank: 768)
BB309 (MLB Rank: 1,567)
H879 (MLB Rank: 1,512)
HR77 (MLB Rank: 1,330)
SO97.44 (MLB Rank: 2,379)
BB92.67 (MLB Rank: 9,558)
H97.59 (MLB Rank: 10,560)
HR90.67 (MLB Rank: 6,471)
WHIP1.14 (MLB Rank: 11,108)
WAR24.5 (MLB Rank: 425)

📊 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