Rick Sutcliffe Career Pitching Summary

Rick Sutcliffe played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1994, appearing in 457 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 171 W and 139 L, an ERA of 4.08, 1,679 SO, a WHIP of 1.387, and a WAR of 31.3.

Rick Sutcliffe Yearly Pitching Stats

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

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Rick Sutcliffe
    NameRick Sutcliffe
    Date of BirthJune 21, 1956
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1976

    📊 Career Summary

    Rick Sutcliffe appeared in 457 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1976 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS392 (MLB Rank: 148)
    GF30 (MLB Rank: 2,565)
    W171 (MLB Rank: 188)
    L139 (MLB Rank: 216)
    SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,710)
    ERA4.08 (MLB Rank: 4,455)
    IP2697.2 (MLB Rank: 203)
    SHO18 (MLB Rank: 291)
    CG72 (MLB Rank: 609)
    SO1,679 (MLB Rank: 164)
    BB1081 (MLB Rank: 84)
    H2,662 (MLB Rank: 200)
    HR236 (MLB Rank: 162)
    SO95.6 (MLB Rank: 4,504)
    BB93.61 (MLB Rank: 6,283)
    H98.88 (MLB Rank: 7,713)
    HR90.79 (MLB Rank: 5,456)
    WHIP1.387 (MLB Rank: 7,630)
    WAR31.3 (MLB Rank: 270)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1994)

    In his final season (1994), Rick Sutcliffe recorded the following stats:

    GS14
    GF1
    W6
    L4
    ERA6.52
    IP67.2
    SO26
    BB32
    H93
    HR11
    SO93.46
    BB94.26
    H912.37
    HR91.46
    WHIP1.847
    WAR−1.4

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 1984, 20 W
    • Most SO: 1984, 213 SO
    • Most IP: 1984, 244.2 IP
    • Best WAR: 1987, 6.0 WAR
    • Best ERA: 1976, 0 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Rick Sutcliffe appeared in 1 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 4.5, pitched 6 IP, struck out 2 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.

    Rick Sutcliffe Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1976
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
    5
    0.3
    0.6
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    2.03
    5.4
    3
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3.6
    1.8
    0
    0
    0
    0
    17
    1978
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    0.1
    1.8
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0
    6.19
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    10.8
    5.4
    0
    1
    0
    0
    9
    1979
    17
    10
    3.46
    0.63
    0
    117
    242
    3.5
    1.298
    16
    217
    97
    104
    93
    105
    3.85
    4.4
    1.21
    30
    39
    2
    5
    1
    0.6
    8.1
    3.6
    6
    2
    6
    8
    1016
    1980
    3
    9
    5.56
    0.25
    5
    59
    110
    -2.5
    1.609
    10
    122
    55
    73
    68
    64
    4.39
    4.8
    1.07
    10
    42
    19
    1
    1
    0.8
    10
    4.5
    5
    1
    2
    4
    491
    1981
    2
    2
    4.02
    0.5
    0
    16
    47
    -0.2
    1.298
    5
    41
    20
    24
    21
    84
    4.71
    3.1
    0.8
    6
    14
    5
    0
    0
    1
    7.9
    3.8
    0
    2
    2
    0
    197
    1982
    14
    8
    2.96
    0.636
    1
    142
    216
    5.7
    1.259
    16
    174
    98
    81
    71
    140
    3.78
    5.9
    1.45
    27
    34
    3
    6
    1
    0.7
    7.3
    4.1
    1
    4
    2
    6
    887
    1983
    17
    11
    4.29
    0.607
    0
    160
    243.1
    3.1
    1.451
    23
    251
    102
    131
    116
    100
    4
    5.9
    1.57
    35
    36
    0
    10
    2
    0.9
    9.3
    3.8
    3
    6
    5
    7
    1061
    1984
    20
    6
    3.64
    0.769
    0
    213
    244.2
    3.8
    1.304
    16
    234
    85
    113
    99
    109
    2.96
    7.8
    2.51
    35
    35
    0
    9
    3
    0.6
    8.6
    3.1
    3
    3
    3
    6
    1030
    1985
    8
    8
    3.18
    0.5
    0
    102
    130
    2.7
    1.254
    12
    119
    44
    51
    46
    125
    3.4
    7.1
    2.32
    20
    20
    0
    6
    3
    0.8
    8.2
    3
    0
    3
    3
    6
    549
    1986
    5
    14
    4.64
    0.263
    0
    122
    176.2
    2.4
    1.483
    18
    166
    96
    92
    91
    87
    4.36
    6.2
    1.27
    27
    28
    0
    4
    1
    0.9
    8.5
    4.9
    1
    1
    8
    13
    764
    1987
    18
    10
    3.68
    0.643
    0
    174
    237.1
    6
    1.386
    24
    223
    106
    106
    97
    116
    4.11
    6.6
    1.64
    34
    34
    0
    6
    1
    0.9
    8.5
    4
    4
    4
    14
    9
    1012
    1988
    13
    14
    3.86
    0.481
    0
    144
    226
    3.4
    1.336
    18
    232
    70
    97
    97
    94
    3.49
    5.7
    2.06
    32
    32
    0
    12
    2
    0.7
    9.2
    2.8
    4
    2
    9
    11
    958
    1989
    16
    11
    3.66
    0.593
    0
    153
    229
    3.3
    1.183
    18
    202
    69
    98
    93
    104
    3.38
    6
    2.22
    34
    35
    0
    5
    1
    0.7
    7.9
    2.7
    6
    2
    8
    12
    938
    1990
    0
    2
    5.91
    0
    0
    7
    21.1
    -0.1
    1.734
    2
    25
    12
    14
    14
    71
    5.06
    3
    0.58
    5
    5
    0
    0
    0
    0.8
    10.5
    5.1
    0
    0
    0
    4
    97
    1991
    6
    5
    4.1
    0.545
    0
    52
    96.2
    0.3
    1.459
    4
    96
    45
    52
    44
    95
    3.71
    4.8
    1.16
    18
    19
    0
    0
    0
    0.4
    8.9
    4.2
    2
    0
    2
    2
    422
    1992
    16
    15
    4.47
    0.516
    0
    109
    237.1
    1.6
    1.369
    20
    251
    74
    123
    118
    89
    3.98
    4.1
    1.47
    36
    36
    0
    5
    2
    0.8
    9.5
    2.8
    2
    7
    4
    7
    1018
    1993
    10
    10
    5.75
    0.5
    0
    80
    166
    -0.7
    1.723
    23
    212
    74
    112
    106
    78
    5.27
    4.3
    1.08
    28
    29
    0
    3
    0
    1.2
    11.5
    4
    0
    6
    5
    1
    763
    1994
    6
    4
    6.52
    0.6
    0
    26
    67.2
    -1.4
    1.847
    11
    93
    32
    53
    49
    64
    5.98
    3.5
    0.81
    14
    16
    1
    0
    0
    1.5
    12.4
    4.3
    1
    2
    2
    4
    319