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

Team Record in Appearances: 44-14

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 10

1985 Pitching Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1985 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	550	1	Apr 9	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-0	8-GF		99	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	-0.32	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.015	.13	0.01%	0.93	8b --- 0 out a5	9b end a 6
2	551	2	Apr 11	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-3	8-GF	S(1)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.18	6	1	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.172	1.60	0.14%	0.93	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 3
3	552	4	Apr 13	ATL		SDP	W,7-5	10-GF(10)	W(1-0)	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.00	1.88	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	0.132	5.74	0.13%	0.47	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
4	553	5	Apr 14	ATL		SDP	W,3-1	9-GF	S(2)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.98	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.34	0.158	6.04	0.17%	0.88	9t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
5	554	9	Apr 19	ATL		HOU	W,9-5	9-GF		4	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.35	2.53	5	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.006	.19	0.01%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
6	555	13	Apr 23	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	8-GF	S(3)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	2.57	7	2	4	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	0.159	2.22	0.12%	0.90	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
7	556	15	Apr 25	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	S(4)	1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.86	3.93	4	2	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0.078	2.20	0.06%	-0.56	10b --- 0 out a2	10b end a 1
8	557	17	Apr 27	ATL	@	HOU	W,8-2	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	3.81	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.04	0.00%	0.44	9b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 6
9	558	19	Apr 30	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-4	8-GF		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.42	3.32	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.041	.66	0.04%	0.94	8b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
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
10	559	23	May 5	ATL		MON	W,6-1	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	3.27	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.10	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
11	560	24	May 7	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	2.51	4.36	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.05	-0.212	2.83	-0.18%	-2.66	8b -23 1 out tie	8b end d 4
12	561	27	May 11	ATL	@	MON	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.35	4.25	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.005	.06	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
13	562	29	May 13	ATL		NYM	W,1-0	8-GF	S(5)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.08	3.84	8	2	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	0.273	2.01	0.15%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
14	563	31	May 15	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	W(2-0)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	3.77	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.16	0.132	2.46	0.06%	0.47	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
15	564	32	May 16	ATL		PHI	W,6-3	8-GF	S(6)	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.77	3.62	7	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.070	.56	0.04%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
16	565	33	May 17	ATL		CHC	L,5-7	9-GF	BL(2-1)	0	1.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	1	2.95	3.76	9	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	-0.758	3.08	-0.45%	-2.53	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 2
17	566	34	May 18	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	S(7)	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.22	3.62	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.07	0.070	3.73	0.04%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 1
18	567	35	May 19	ATL		CHC	W,3-0	9-GF	S(8)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.09	3.50	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.031	.38	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
19	568	41	May 26	ATL		PIT	W,5-4	8-9		6	2.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.20	3.20	10	1	2	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.042	.12	-0.01%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out d2	9t 3 out d3
20	569	43	May 29	ATL		STL	W,5-3	8-GF	S(9)	2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.96	3.20	7	3	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.141	.52	0.05%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
21	570	45	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	W,8-2	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	3.18	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a6	9b end a 6
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
22	571	49	Jun 5	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-2	7-9		4	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.59	3.00	9	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	0.331	.67	0.09%	1.49	7b --- 0 out tie	9b 3 out tie
23	572	51	Jun 8	ATL		LAD	W,7-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	2.99	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.013	.10	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a4	9t end a 4
24	573	54	Jun 11	ATL		SFG	L,4-5	7-9	BS(2)	2	3.0	4	2	2	2	3	0	0	2.80	2.97	14	4	2	0	0	3		2	2	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.86	-0.097	1.39	-0.03%	-1.60	7t 12- 0 out a4	9t 3 out tie
25	574	57	Jun 14	ATL		CIN	W,6-4	8-GF	W(3-1)	2	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.89	3.11	10	2	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.17	0.134	1.04	0.04%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 2
26	575	59	Jun 16	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	8-GF(10)	BL(3-2)	1	3.0	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	3.35	3.43	14	5	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.19	-0.536	1.32	-0.19%	-1.58	8t --- 0 out a2	10t end d 1
27	576	61	Jun 18	ATL		HOU	W,3-2	8-GF	BW(4-2)	1	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.40	3.65	7	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.004	.84	0.00%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
28	577	65	Jun 21(2)	ATL	@	CIN	W,5-4	8-GF	S(10)	2	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.65	3.61	10	3	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.50	0.093	.72	0.02%	-1.06	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 1
29	578	67	Jun 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	8-GF	S(11)	1	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.50	3.63	8	4	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.187	.73	0.03%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
30	579	68	Jun 25	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-4	9-GF	S(12)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.42	3.61	4	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62	0.078	.42	0.01%	0.44	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
31	580	69	Jun 26	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	11-GF(11)	S(13)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.35	3.55	3	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.82	0.078	.61	0.02%	0.44	11b --- 0 out a2	11b end a 2
32	581	70	Jun 27	ATL	@	HOU	W,4-1	8-GF	S(14)	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.22	3.50	9	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.52	0.111	.57	0.03%	0.88	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 3
33	582	73	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	BL(4-3)	2	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.51	3.70	5	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	-0.577	.62	-0.15%	-1.57	8b --- 0 out a1	8b end d 1
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
34	583	74	Jul 1	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-1	9-GF	S(15)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.44	3.70	5	0	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.033	.44	0.01%	0.43	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
35	584	76	Jul 4	ATL		NYM	L,13-16	9-9	BS(6)	2	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.54	3.64	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	-0.212	1.32	-0.04%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out tie
36	585	82	Jul 10	ATL		MON	L,5-6	10-GF(11)	L(4-4)	5	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.58	3.82	9	0	4	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	-0.177	.16	-0.01%	-0.05	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
37	586	83	Jul 11	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	9-GF	W(5-4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.51	3.80	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	0.132	.18	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end tie
38	587	88	Jul 19	ATL	@	NYM	W,1-0	8-GF	S(16)	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.41	3.82	7	3	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.84	0.323	.58	0.03%	0.93	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
39	588	94	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,3-2	8-GF	BW(6-4)	5	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.45	3.85	10	3	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.65	-0.022	.28	0.00%	-0.07	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
40	589	95	Jul 26	ATL	@	PHI	W,6-4	8-GF	S(17)	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.36	3.72	6	2	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	0.321	.24	0.02%	1.34	8b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 2
41	590	98	Jul 30	ATL		SDP	L,4-5	8-9		3	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.27	3.66	7	1	3	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	0.052	.14	0.00%	0.40	8t --3 1 out tie	9t 3 out tie
42	591	99	Jul 31	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	9-GF(10)	BW(7-4)	0	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.31	3.68	9	5	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.13	-0.080	.14	0.00%	-0.05	9t --- 0 out a1	10t end 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
43	592	101	Aug 2	ATL		SFG	W,12-7	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.26	3.71	4	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
44	593	103	Aug 4	ATL		SFG	W,5-4	8-9	BS(9)	1	2.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.42	3.88	9	1	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	-0.427	.05	-0.01%	-1.05	8t --- 0 out a1	9t 3 out d1
45	594	106	Aug 9	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-5	8-GF	S(18)	4	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.49	3.80	6	1	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.68	0.113	.07	0.00%	-0.37	8b 1-- 2 out a2	9b end a 1
46	595	108	Aug 11	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-4	8-GF	S(19)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.39	3.69	7	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.074	.01	0.00%	0.86	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
47	596	112	Aug 15	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	7-GF(8)	BL(7-5)	3	1.2	1	2	2	2	0	1	0	3.56	3.92	8	2	3	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	-0.428	.03	0.00%	-0.94	7b -2- 1 out a1	8b end d 1
48	597	115	Aug 18(2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-3	9-GF	S(20)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.51	3.88	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
49	598	116	Aug 20	ATL		CHC	L,2-5	8-GF	BL(7-6)	1	2.0	5	4	4	0	1	2	0	3.89	4.16	11	3	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.49	-0.634	.00	0.00%	-3.05	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 3
50	599	125	Aug 29	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-6	8-9		8	1.2	5	4	3	0	1	1	0	4.15	4.27	11	3	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	1	.32	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-3.23	8b --- 0 out a7	9b 1-- 2 out a3
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
51	600	130	Sep 3	ATL	@	PIT	W,2-0	8-GF	S(21)	4	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	4.23	8	3	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.22	0.159	.00	0.00%	0.90	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
52	601	133	Sep 7	ATL	@	STL	W,3-1	9-GF	S(22)	3	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.00	4.25	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.75	0.081	.00	0.00%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
53	602	134	Sep 8	ATL	@	STL	W,7-3	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.95	4.23	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.015	.00	0.00%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
54	603	135	Sep 9	ATL		LAD	L,7-9	8-8	BL(7-7)	0	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.25	4.29	7	2	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.77	-0.733	.00	0.00%	-4.12	8t 12- 1 out a3	8t 3 out d2
55	604	139	Sep 12	ATL		LAD	W,11-6	9-GF		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.30	4.29	6	0	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out a6	9t end a 5
56	605	142	Sep 15	ATL		SFG	W,4-1	8-GF	S(23)	2	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4.20	4.24	8	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.070	.00	0.00%	0.95	8t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
57	606	145	Sep 18	ATL		CIN	L,3-7	8-GF		2	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	4.21	4.40	10	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	.13	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.05	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
58	607	146	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,5-15	9-GF		0	0.2	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	4.48	4.51	7	0	1	0	0	5		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-4.46	9t 123 1 out d5	9t end d11
							44-14		W-L:7-7,Sv:23,BSv:12	1.9	88.1	91	46	44	29	52	13	3	4.48	4.51	382	1.31		5%	1%	88		17	59%	0	2	0	341	15	2	4	4	2	3	1.76	-1.030	.75	0.26%	-8.87

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