Bruce Sutter

Position: Relief 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)

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\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.0

ERA

2.83

661

300

1042.0

861

WHIP

1.140

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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
1972	19	-0.3	Cubs	GULF	Rk	CHC	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0		0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		0.600	5.4	0.0	0.0	7.2
1973	20	-0.5	Quincy	MIDW	A	CHC	3	3	.500	4.13	5.51	40	0		0	0	5	85.0	94	52	39	3	27	3	76	1	1	3		1.424	10.0	0.3	2.9	8.0	2.81
1974	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	CHC	2	7	.222	1.38	2.08	26	2		0	0	3	65.0	48	15	10	1	19	3	64	1	0	5		1.031	6.6	0.1	2.6	8.9	3.37
1974	21	-1.3	Midland	TL	AA	CHC	1	2	.333	1.44	2.16	8	1		0	0	0	25.0	22	6	4	1	6	1	14	0	0	1		1.120	7.9	0.4	2.2	5.0	2.33
1974	21	0.2	Key West	FLOR	A	CHC	1	5	.167	1.35	2.03	18	1		0	0	3	40.0	26	9	6	0	13	2	50	1	0	4		0.975	5.9	0.0	2.9	11.3	3.85
1975	22	-0.7	Midland	TL	AA	CHC	5	7	.417	2.15	3.49	41	0		0	0	13	67.0	64	26	16	6	21	3	50	1	0	3		1.269	8.6	0.8	2.8	6.7	2.38
1976	23	-1.6	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	2	1	.667	1.50	2.25	7	0		0	0	1	12.0	9	3	2	1	4	1	16	0	0	1		1.083	6.8	0.8	3.0	12.0	4.00
1976	23	-4.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	3	.667	2.70	2.92	52	0	28	0	0	10	83.1	63	27	25	4	26	8	73	0	0	2	332	1.068	6.8	0.4	2.8	7.9	2.81
1977	24	-3.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	3	.700	1.34	1.76	62	0	48	0	0	31	107.1	69	21	16	5	23	7	129	1	0	7	411	0.857	5.8	0.4	1.9	10.8	5.61
1978	25	-3.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	10	.444	3.19	4.01	64	0	47	0	0	27	98.2	82	44	35	10	34	7	106	1	1	8	414	1.176	7.5	0.9	3.1	9.7	3.12
1979	26	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	6	.500	2.22	2.58	62	0	56	0	0	37	101.1	67	29	25	3	32	5	110	0	0	9	403	0.977	6.0	0.3	2.8	9.8	3.44
1980	27	-1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	8	.385	2.64	3.08	60	0	43	0	0	28	102.1	90	35	30	5	34	8	76	1	4	2	423	1.212	7.9	0.4	3.0	6.7	2.24
1981	28	-0.7	STL	NL	Maj	STL	3	5	.375	2.62	2.62	48	0	36	0	0	25	82.1	64	24	24	5	24	8	57	1	1	0	328	1.069	7.0	0.5	2.6	6.2	2.38
1982	29	0.3	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	8	.529	2.90	3.34	70	0	58	0	0	36	102.1	88	38	33	8	34	13	61	3	0	5	424	1.192	7.7	0.7	3.0	5.4	1.79
1983	30	1.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	9	10	.474	4.23	4.53	60	0	46	0	0	21	89.1	90	45	42	8	30	14	64	1	2	2	384	1.343	9.1	0.8	3.0	6.4	2.13
1984	31	2.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	5	7	.417	1.54	1.91	71	0	63	0	0	45	122.2	109	26	21	9	23	4	77	1	0	2	477	1.076	8.0	0.7	1.7	5.6	3.35
1985	32	3.8	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	7	7	.500	4.48	4.69	58	0	50	0	0	23	88.1	91	46	44	13	29	4	52	3	0	0	382	1.358	9.3	1.3	3.0	5.3	1.79
1986	33	4.7	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	2	0	1.000	4.34	4.34	16	0	11	0	0	3	18.2	17	9	9	3	9	2	16	0	0	0	80	1.393	8.2	1.4	4.3	7.7	1.78

1988	35	6.5	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	1	4	.200	4.76	5.16	38	0	26	0	0	14	45.1	49	26	24	4	11	3	40	1	0	0	193	1.324	9.7	0.8	2.2	7.9	3.64
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 (12 seasons)					Majors		68	71	.489	2.83	3.20	661	0	512	0	0	300	1042.0	879	370	328	77	309	83	861	13	8	37	4251	1.140	7.6	0.7	2.7	7.4	2.79
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		12	18	.400	2.58	3.69	116	2		0	0	22	234.0	218	96	67	11	71	10	210	3	1	12		1.235	8.4	0.4	2.7	8.1	2.96
All Levels (16 Seasons)							80	89	.473	2.79	3.29	777	2	512	0	0	322	1276.0	1097	466	395	88	380	93	1071	16	9	49	4251	1.158	7.7	0.6	2.7	7.6	2.82

AAA (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	1.50	2.25	7	0		0	0	1	12.0	9	3	2	1	4	1	16	0	0	1		1.083	6.8	0.8	3.0	12.0	4.00
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	9	.400	1.96	3.13	49	1		0	0	13	92.0	86	32	20	7	27	4	64	1	0	4		1.228	8.4	0.7	2.6	6.3	2.37
A (2 seasons)					Minors		4	8	.333	3.24	4.39	58	1		0	0	8	125.0	120	61	45	3	40	5	126	2	1	7		1.280	8.6	0.2	2.9	9.1	3.15
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0		0	0	0	5.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		0.600	5.4	0.0	0.0	7.2