Rick Sutcliffe Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Rick Sutcliffe
NameRick Sutcliffe
Date of BirthJune 21, 1956
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsLeft
MLB Debut1976
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Rick Sutcliffe Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 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: 149)
GF30 (MLB Rank: 2,604)
W171 (MLB Rank: 188)
L139 (MLB Rank: 217)
SV6 (MLB Rank: 1,733)
ERA4.08 (MLB Rank: 4,498)
IP2697.2 (MLB Rank: 203)
SHO18 (MLB Rank: 291)
CG72 (MLB Rank: 609)
SO1,679 (MLB Rank: 168)
BB1081 (MLB Rank: 84)
H2,662 (MLB Rank: 200)
HR236 (MLB Rank: 162)
SO95.6 (MLB Rank: 4,646)
BB93.61 (MLB Rank: 6,372)
H98.88 (MLB Rank: 7,811)
HR90.79 (MLB Rank: 5,614)
WHIP1.387 (MLB Rank: 7,737)
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