Bruce Sutter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, PA us

Died: October 13, 2022 in Cartersville, GA

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 21st round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Donegal HS (Mount Joy, PA).

High School: Donegal HS (Mount Joy, PA)

Debut: May 9, 1976 (Age 23-122d, 13,749th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 9, 1988 (Age 35-245d)
vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2006. (Voted by BBWAA on 400/520 ballots)
View Bruce Sutter's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Howard Bruce Sutter

Pronunciation: \SUE-ter\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.0

ERA

2.83

661

300

1042.0

861

WHIP

1.140

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	36-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	8 (4-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In
S Lezcano	1

1981 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	301	2 (1)	Apr 12	STL		PHI	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.14	P
2	302	4 (1)	Apr 16	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.53	-0.012	.41	-0.01%	-0.26	P
3	303	7 (2)	Apr 20	STL		CHC	W,6-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.34	P
4	304	10 (2)	Apr 25	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.03	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.14	P
5	305	11	Apr 26	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	306	13 (1)	Apr 29 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,2-2	7-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	3.84	0.115	3.40	0.06%	0.65	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	307	14	May 1	STL		CIN	W,7-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.15	-0.004	.13	0.00%	-0.14	P
8	308	17 (2)	May 4	STL		ATL	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
9	309	20 (2)	May 7	STL		ATL	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	4						P
10	310	24 (3)	May 12	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	2						P
11	311	26 (1)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	7						P
12	312	28 (1)	May 16	STL	@	ATL	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
13	313	29	May 17	STL	@	ATL	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
14	314	30	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.09	P
15	315	31	May 20	STL		HOU	L,3-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	5						P
16	316	35 (3)	May 24	STL		NYM	L,1-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	317	42 (6)	Jun 1	STL		MON	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
18	318	44 (1)	Jun 3	STL		MON	W,3-2	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
19	319	46 (1)	Jun 5	STL		SDP	W,2-1	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
20	320	49 (2)	Jun 9	STL		LAD	W,6-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.00	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.08	P
21	321	51 (1)	Jun 11	STL		LAD	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	322	52	Aug 10	STL	@	PHI	W,7-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5						P
23	323	53	Aug 11	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	8						P
24	324	55 (1)	Aug 13	STL	@	PHI	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
25	325	56	Aug 14	STL	@	MON	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	6						P
26	326	57	Aug 17	STL		SDP	W,2-1	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
27	327	59 (1)	Aug 19	STL		SDP	W,7-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
28	328	62 (2)	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,11-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	3						P
29	329	63	Aug 24	STL		SFG	W,2-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5						P
30	330	65 (1)	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	5						P
31	331	66	Aug 27	STL	@	SDP	W,3-2	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.38	-0.009	.67	-0.01%	-0.13	P
32	332	68 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	SDP	W,6-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	333	71 (2)	Sep 2	STL	@	SFG	W,5-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	5						P
34	334	72	Sep 3	STL	@	LAD	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
35	335	74 (1)	Sep 5	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
36	336	79 (4)	Sep 11	STL		NYM	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
37	337	80	Sep 12	STL		NYM	W,4-2	11-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
38	338	81	Sep 13	STL		NYM	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
39	339	82	Sep 15 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
40	340	85 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,3-4	8-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
41	341	89 (3)	Sep 20	STL	@	NYM	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
42	342	90	Sep 21	STL	@	CHC	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
43	343	94 (3)	Sep 25	STL		PIT	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	6						P
44	344	95	Sep 26	STL		PIT	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	5						P
45	345	96	Sep 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.87	-0.026	1.91	-0.03%	-0.56	P
46	346	99 (2)	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	8						P
47	347	100	Oct 1	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
48	348	101	Oct 2	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	8						P
							36-11		10	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100		.59	0.062	.66	0.01%	-1.07

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Sutter Pages

Bruce Sutter Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bruce Sutter Pages at Baseball Reference