Rick Sutcliffe

Position: Starting 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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1974	18	-3.4	Bellingham	NORW	A-	LAD	10	3	.769	3.32	3.98	17	14		7	2	1	95.0	79	42	35	5	48	1	69	3	1	8		1.337	7.5	0.5	4.5	6.5	1.44
1975	19	-2.5	Bakersfield	CALL	A	LAD	8	16	.333	4.15	5.36	28	28		10	0	0	193.0	214	115	89	9	68	8	91	6	3	6		1.461	10.0	0.4	3.2	4.2	1.34
1976	20	-2.5	Waterbury	EL	AA	LAD	10	11	.476	3.18	4.33	30	26		8	0	0	187.0	187	90	66	14	45	6	121	9	1	3		1.241	9.0	0.7	2.2	5.8	2.69
1976	20	-7.4	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	17	0.600	3.6	0.0	1.8	5.4	3.00
1977	21	-3.7	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	3	10	.231	6.43	7.83	17	16		1	0	0	77.0	96	67	55	7	63	2	48	1	0	4		2.065	11.2	0.8	7.4	5.6	0.76
1978	22	-3.0	Albuquerque	PCL	AAA	LAD	13	6	.684	4.45	4.94	30	27		6	2	0	184.0	179	101	91	18	92	2	99	1	0	9		1.473	8.8	0.9	4.5	4.8	1.08
1978	22	-6.0	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	1.800	10.8	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.00
1979	23	-5.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	17	10	.630	3.46	3.87	39	30	2	5	1	0	242.0	217	104	93	16	97	6	117	2	6	8	1016	1.298	8.1	0.6	3.6	4.4	1.21
1980	24	-4.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	3	9	.250	5.56	5.97	42	10	19	1	1	5	110.0	122	73	68	10	55	2	59	1	5	4	491	1.609	10.0	0.8	4.5	4.8	1.07
1981	25	-3.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	2	2	.500	4.02	4.60	14	6	5	0	0	0	47.0	41	24	21	5	20	2	16	2	0	0	197	1.298	7.9	1.0	3.8	3.1	0.80
1982	26	-2.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	14	8	.636	2.96	3.38	34	27	3	6	1	1	216.0	174	81	71	16	98	2	142	4	1	6	887	1.259	7.3	0.7	4.1	5.9	1.45
1983	27	-1.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	17	11	.607	4.29	4.85	36	35	0	10	2	0	243.1	251	131	116	23	102	5	160	6	3	7	1061	1.451	9.3	0.9	3.8	5.9	1.57
1984	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC	20	6	.769	3.64	4.16	35	35	0	9	3	0	244.2	234	113	99	16	85	3	213	3	3	6	1030	1.304	8.6	0.6	3.1	7.8	2.51
1984	28	-0.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	1	.941	2.69	3.17	20	20	0	7	3	0	150.1	123	53	45	9	39	0	155	1	2	3	602	1.078	7.4	0.5	2.3	9.3	3.97
1984	28	-0.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	4	5	.444	5.15	5.72	15	15	0	2	0	0	94.1	111	60	54	7	46	3	58	2	1	3	428	1.664	10.6	0.7	4.4	5.5	1.26
1985	29	0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	8	.500	3.18	3.53	20	20	0	6	3	0	130.0	119	51	46	12	44	3	102	3	0	6	549	1.254	8.2	0.8	3.0	7.1	2.32
1986	30	1.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	14	.263	4.64	4.69	28	27	0	4	1	0	176.2	166	92	91	18	96	8	122	1	1	13	764	1.483	8.5	0.9	4.9	6.2	1.27
1987	31	2.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	10	.643	3.68	4.02	34	34	0	6	1	0	237.1	223	106	97	24	106	14	174	4	4	9	1012	1.386	8.5	0.9	4.0	6.6	1.64
1988	32	3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	14	.481	3.86	3.86	32	32	0	12	2	0	226.0	232	97	97	18	70	9	144	2	4	11	958	1.336	9.2	0.7	2.8	5.7	2.06
1989	33	4.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	11	.593	3.66	3.85	35	34	0	5	1	0	229.0	202	98	93	18	69	8	153	2	6	12	938	1.183	7.9	0.7	2.7	6.0	2.22
1990	34	7.4	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	0	2	.000	7.82	9.24	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.2	18	13	11	2	7	0	12	0	1	0		1.974	12.8	1.4	5.0	8.5	1.71
1990	34	5.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	2	.000	5.91	5.91	5	5	0	0	0	0	21.1	25	14	14	2	12	0	7	0	0	4	97	1.734	10.5	0.8	5.1	3.0	0.58
1991	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	CHC	1	2	.333	8.18	8.18	4	3	1	0	0	0	22.0	35	20	20	2	8	0	14	1	1	2	105	1.955	14.3	0.8	3.3	5.7	1.75
1991	35	8.6	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHC	1	2	.333	9.69	9.69	3	2	1	0	0	0	13.0	23	14	14	2	6	0	8	0	1	2	65	2.231	15.9	1.4	4.2	5.5	1.33
1991	35	13.2	Peoria	MIDW	A	CHC	0	0		6.00	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	12	6	6	0	2	0	6	1	0	0	40	1.556	12.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	3.00
1991	35	6.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	5	.545	4.10	4.84	19	18	0	0	0	0	96.2	96	52	44	4	45	2	52	0	2	2	422	1.459	8.9	0.4	4.2	4.8	1.16
1992	36	7.1	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	16	15	.516	4.47	4.66	36	36	0	5	2	0	237.1	251	123	118	20	74	4	109	7	2	7	1018	1.369	9.5	0.8	2.8	4.1	1.47
1993	37	8.3	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	10	10	.500	5.75	6.07	29	28	0	3	0	0	166.0	212	112	106	23	74	5	80	6	0	1	763	1.723	11.5	1.2	4.0	4.3	1.08
1994	38	11.6	Louisville	AA	AAA	STL	0	1	.000	5.82	7.41	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	25	14	11	1	9	1	7	0	0	1	81	2.000	13.2	0.5	4.8	3.7	0.78
1994	38	9.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	6	4	.600	6.52	7.05	16	14	1	0	0	0	67.2	93	53	49	11	32	2	26	2	1	4	319	1.847	12.4	1.5	4.3	3.5	0.81
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		171	139	.552	4.08	4.42	457	392	30	72	18	6	2697.2	2662	1324	1223	236	1081	75	1679	46	38	100	11548	1.387	8.9	0.8	3.6	5.6	1.55
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		45	51	.469	4.32	5.28	131	119	1	32	4	1	787.2	833	462	378	58	340	20	461	21	7	33	186	1.489	9.5	0.7	3.9	5.3	1.36
All Levels (21 Seasons)							216	190	.532	4.13	4.61	588	511	31	104	22	7	3485.1	3495	1786	1601	294	1421	95	2140	67	45	133	11734	1.410	9.0	0.8	3.7	5.5	1.51

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		17	21	.447	5.39	6.19	55	50	1	7	2	0	303.2	341	209	182	30	177	5	174	2	2	16	146	1.706	10.1	0.9	5.2	5.2	0.98
AA (1 season)					Minors		10	11	.476	3.18	4.33	30	26		8	0	0	187.0	187	90	66	14	45	6	121	9	1	3		1.241	9.0	0.7	2.2	5.8	2.69
A (2 seasons)					Minors		8	16	.333	4.23	5.39	29	29	0	10	0	0	202.0	226	121	95	9	70	8	97	7	3	6	40	1.465	10.1	0.4	3.1	4.3	1.39
A- (1 season)					Minors		10	3	.769	3.32	3.98	17	14		7	2	1	95.0	79	42	35	5	48	1	69	3	1	8		1.337	7.5	0.5	4.5	6.5	1.44