Rick Sutcliffe

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)

Born: June 21, 1956 in Independence, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st) of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Van Horn HS (Independence, MO).

High School: Van Horn HS (Independence, MO)

Debut: September 29, 1976 (Age 20-100d, 13,836th in major league history)
vs. HOU 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 22, 1994 (Age 38-031d)
vs. ATL 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Barry Axelrod

Full Name: Richard Lee Sutcliffe

Nicknames: Red Baron

Twitter: @Sut_ESPN

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Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
3x All-Star
ERA Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

33.9

171

139

ERA

4.08

457

392

2697.2

1679

WHIP

1.387

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-12 / in Starts: 22-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	252	1	Apr 7	CHC		STL	L,3-9	GS-3	L(0-1)	99	2.2	4	5	5	7	0	0	0	16.88	10.75	19	4	4	0	0	4	23			0	0	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.68	-0.422	2.64	-0.40%	-4.23	1t start tie	3t 123 2 out d2
2	253	4	Apr 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-1	GS-8	W(1-1)	3	8.0	6	1	1	2	6	1	0	5.06	5.50	31	8	9	1	0	6	70			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.29	0.088	.43	0.08%	3.16	1b start a 7	8b 3 out a7
3	254	9	Apr 17	CHC		MON	W,7-0	SHO	W(2-1)	5	9.0	4	0	0	4	6	0	0	2.75	4.29	34	9	12	1	0	3	81			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.318	1.21	0.27%	4.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
4	255	13	Apr 22	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	GS-6	W(3-1)	4	6.0	5	3	3	2	4	1	1	3.16	4.51	25	9	4	0	0	5	52			1	0	0	21	1	0	1	0	0	0	.67	-0.079	1.08	-0.08%	0.09	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
5	256	18	Apr 28	CHC		SFG	L,2-6	GS-6	L(3-2)	5	5.0	6	6	5	4	5	1	0	4.11	4.73	24	5	4	1	0	6	34			2	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	1	0	.95	-0.134	1.55	-0.13%	-2.40	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	257	23	May 3	CHC		SDP	W,4-2	GS-9	W(4-2)	4	8.1	7	2	1	4	7	0	0	3.46	4.28	34	8	9	1	0	6	66			4	0	0	30	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.23	0.315	2.00	0.31%	1.99	1t start tie	9t -2- 1 out a2
7	258	28	May 8	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS-8	W(5-2)	4	7.2	8	3	3	1	7	0	0	3.47	3.81	30	6	8	0	0	8	57			0	1	0	28	2	1	0	1	1	0	.74	0.119	1.36	0.13%	0.65	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a3
8	259	33	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-0	GS-7	W(6-2)	4	6.1	2	0	0	4	7	0	1	3.06	3.72	26	7	7	0	2	0	72			1	0	1	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	.98	0.277	1.89	0.32%	2.79	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out a4
9	260	37	May 19	CHC		CIN	W,9-2	GS-7	W(7-2)	5	6.0	5	2	2	5	3	0	0	3.05	3.79	26	11	6	3	1	1	52			2	1	1	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.162	1.91	0.21%	0.28	1t start tie	7t 123 0 out a8
10	261	42	May 24	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	GS-8		4	8.0	4	1	1	3	7	1	0	2.82	3.80	30	11	5	0	3	4	74			0	1	0	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.01	0.313	2.14	0.40%	3.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
11	262	46	May 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-6	GS-7		4	7.0	4	3	3	4	3	1	0	2.92	3.97	29	8	10	2	0	4	56			0	0	0	25	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.27	0.102	2.68	0.13%	0.67	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	263	51	Jun 3	CHC		HOU	W,22-7	GS-5	W(8-2)	4	5.0	7	7	7	6	3	2	0	3.53	4.38	27	6	12	4	3	0	22			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	-0.140	.70	-0.17%	-4.40	1t start tie	5t 3 out a7
13	264	56	Jun 8	CHC		NYM	W,4-2	GS-7		4	6.2	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	3.36	4.31	25	13	4	0	0	1	65			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	0.233	2.39	0.29%	2.03	1t start tie	7t -23 2 out a1
14	265	60	Jun 13	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	GS-6	L(8-3)	4	6.0	7	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.53	4.32	25	9	12	4	3	0	44			2	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.205	2.51	-0.32%	-0.91	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
15	266	65	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	GS-7	W(9-3)	4	6.2	8	5	5	5	6	1	0	3.75	4.39	31	10	9	5	0	1	39			0	0	1	25	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.10	0.102	1.69	0.09%	0.86	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out a4
16	267	70	Jun 23	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS-9	W(10-3)	4	8.2	4	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.53	4.23	32	16	9	1	0	0	75			2	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.268	1.70	0.30%	2.88	1b start tie	9b 12- 2 out a3
17	268	75	Jun 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	GS-8	L(10-4)	4	7.0	6	3	3	4	6	0	0	3.55	4.14	28	11	7	5	0	0	55			1	1	1	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.126	1.74	0.09%	1.54	1b start a 1	8b 12- 0 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	269	80	Jul 4	CHC		SFG	W,5-3	GS-9	W(11-4)	5	8.0	8	3	3	2	10	2	0	3.54	4.16	34	5	14	4	2	3	62			2	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.15	0.124	1.15	0.07%	0.77	1t start tie	9t 1-- 0 out a2
19	270	85	Jul 9 susp	CHC		LAD	W,12-5	GS-5	W(12-4)	4	5.0	7	4	1	1	5	2	0	3.47	4.26	23	6	9	2	2	2	47			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.53	0.125	.37	0.05%	-1.40	1t start tie	5t 3 out a5
20	271	90	Jul 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-1	GS-8	W(13-4)	7	7.1	6	1	1	4	3	0	1	3.35	4.25	32	14	10	2	3	0	61			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.90	0.204	.67	0.09%	1.71	1b start tie	8b 1-3 1 out a4
21	272	95	Jul 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	W(14-4)	4	9.0	10	3	3	0	7	1	0	3.33	4.15	37	15	13	5	1	2	62			3	0	0	37	0	1	0	1	0	1	.98	0.161	.30	0.03%	1.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
22	273	99	Jul 28	CHC		MON	W,8-3	GS-7	W(15-4)	5	7.0	8	3	2	2	6	0	0	3.29	4.06	30	6	8	2	0	8	55			0	1	0	27	3	0	0	0	1	1	1.32	0.019	.54	0.01%	0.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	274	104	Aug 2	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8		4	7.0	8	2	2	4	5	1	1	3.26	4.12	32	10	4	1	0	8	54			0	0	0	25	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.40	0.042	.31	0.01%	0.64	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out d2
24	275	109	Aug 7	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-7	GS-6	L(15-5)	4	6.0	10	5	5	4	4	1	0	3.42	4.18	28	4	6	0	0	10	32			2	1	0	24	2	1	2	0	0	0	.69	-0.175	.10	-0.02%	-2.13	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
25	276	114	Aug 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-13	GS-6		4	5.2	9	7	7	3	5	1	0	3.67	4.20	28	7	12	6	0	1	25			1	0	0	21	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.26	-0.474	.09	-0.02%	-3.99	1b start tie	6b --- 2 out d1
26	277	124	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	L,2-4	GS-8	L(15-6)	10	8.0	6	4	4	5	3	0	0	3.71	4.19	33	9	10	1	0	6	52			3	0	0	28	1	1	2	0	0	0	1.22	-0.187	.11	-0.01%	0.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
27	278	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS-8		4	7.1	10	4	4	4	5	1	0	3.76	4.22	35	13	12	7	1	1	43			2	0	0	31	1	0	2	1	0	0	1.23	-0.196	.03	0.00%	-0.35	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	279	132	Sep 2	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-10	GS-5	L(15-7)	4	4.2	7	5	5	4	1	1	0	3.90	4.31	25	7	6	0	0	7	27			1	0	0	20	1	0	2	0	1	0	.87	-0.280	.02	0.00%	-3.34	1b start tie	5b 123 2 out d4
29	280	137	Sep 8	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	GS-8	L(15-8)	5	7.1	7	3	3	2	9	0	0	3.90	4.20	31	6	14	6	0	0	59			1	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.250	.00	0.00%	2.23	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out tie
30	281	141	Sep 13	CHC		MON	W,5-2	CG	W(16-8)	4	9.0	5	2	1	2	7	0	0	3.77	4.10	34	14	11	2	0	0	76			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.00	0.332	.00	0.00%	2.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
31	282	146	Sep 18	CHC	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	W(17-8)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	9	0	0	3.65	3.98	31	11	10	4	0	0	83			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	.59	0.338	.00	0.00%	3.63	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
32	283	150	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	W,6-2	CG	W(18-8)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	5	1	0	3.59	3.97	36	20	8	4	2	1	66			2	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.33	0.338	.00	0.00%	2.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
33	284	154	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GS-7	L(18-9)	3	6.0	7	5	3	4	2	2	0	3.61	4.09	29	9	12	5	1	2	40			1	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	.78	-0.149	.00	0.00%	-1.51	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out d3
34	285	156	Sep 30(1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG(8)	L(18-10)	3	8.0	11	5	5	3	4	1	0	3.68	4.11	38	12	17	6	2	1	41			1	0	0	32	4	0	0	1	0	0	.78	-0.210	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
							22-12		W-L:18-10	4.2	237.1	223	106	97	106	174	24	4	3.68	4.11	1012	1.04		14%	4%	101	54		---%	35	8	4	884	42	9	14	14	8	8	.99	1.705	.93	1.73%	15.66

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