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Bruce Sutter

Howard Bruce Sutter

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, PA
High School: Donegal HS (Mount Joy, PA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1976
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Braves 1976-1988
Agents: Bob Gilhooley,Jim Bronner [*]
Final Game: September 9, 1988
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2006 (400/520 ballots).
   View Bruce Sutter Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1976 23 CHC NL 52 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 24 CHC NL 62 22 20 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 .150 .227 .150 .377 -0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6,MVP-7
1978 25 CHC NL 64 19 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .077 .200 .077 .277 -23 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 AS,MVP-20
1979 26 CHC NL 62 15 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 .250 .308 .250 .558 49 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-7
1980 27 CHC NL 60 10 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
1981 28 STL NL 48 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-8
1982 29 STL NL 70 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .125 .111 .125 .236 -34 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-5
1983 30 STL NL 60 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 31 STL NL 71 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1985 32 ATL NL 58 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 33 ATL NL 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 35 ATL NL 38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Yrs 661 121 102 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 7 50 .088 .153 .088 .241 -33 9 1 1 10 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 30 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .088 .153 .088 .241 -33 2 0 0 2 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 300 75 62 5 8 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 35 .129 .206 .129 .335 -9 8 1 0 7 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 249 39 34 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .029 .056 .029 .085 -76 1 0 1 3 1 0
ATL (3 yrs) 112 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1976 23 CHC NL 52 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $ 1
1977 24 CHC NL 62 22 -3 0 -0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $50,000 1 AS,CYA-6,MVP-7
1978 25 CHC NL 64 19 -3 0 0 0 2 -0 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1 AS,MVP-20
1979 26 CHC NL 62 15 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .503 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $225,000 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-7
1980 27 CHC NL 60 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $700,000 1 AS
1981 28 STL NL 48 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $975,000 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-8
1982 29 STL NL 70 11 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $975,000 1 CYA-3,MVP-5
1983 30 STL NL 60 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1984 31 STL NL 71 10 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .498 .499 -0.2 0.1 -1 $ 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1985 32 ATL NL 58 4 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $1,354,167 1
1986 33 ATL NL 16 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $1,729,167 1
1988 35 ATL NL 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $1,729,167 1
12 Seasons 661 121 -18 1 0 0 14 -4 -0.4 4 -0 -0.5 .499 .500 -0.5 0.4 -0 $7,737,501
CHC (5 yrs) 300 75 -10 0 -0 0 9 -1 -0.1 2 1 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.1 2 $975,000
STL (4 yrs) 249 39 -8 0 0 0 5 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.4 .499 .500 -0.4 0.2 -2 $1,950,000
ATL (3 yrs) 112 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $4,812,501

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1976 23 CHC NL 9 8 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .272 .111 .339 .000 .387 .111 .727 -67 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .125 .125 .000
1977 24 CHC NL 22 18 1 1.5 112 .300 .150 .282 .227 .351 .150 .430 .377 .781 -0 .113 -3.0 -0.3 .278 .100 .000
1978 25 CHC NL 19 16 1 1.7 104 .200 .077 .274 .200 .344 .077 .404 .277 .747 -23 .157 -2.3 -0.2 .250 .154 .000
1979 26 CHC NL 15 11 1 2.4 108 .429 .250 .280 .308 .347 .250 .416 .558 .763 49 .254 -0.9 -0.1 .556 .167 .000 .0
1980 27 CHC NL 10 9 0 0.0 101 .333 .111 .275 .111 .338 .111 .399 .222 .737 -39 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1981 28 STL NL 10 9 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .266 .100 .332 .000 .381 .100 .713 -70 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
1982 29 STL NL 11 10 0 0.0 95 .125 .125 .267 .111 .330 .125 .388 .236 .718 -34 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
1983 30 STL NL 8 8 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .265 .000 .333 .000 .392 .000 .725 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1984 31 STL NL 10 10 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .261 .000 .326 .000 .380 .000 .705 -100 .000 -2.6 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1985 32 ATL NL 4 4 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .266 .000 .334 .000 .396 .000 .730 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1986 33 ATL NL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .267 .000 .338 .000 .403 .000 .741 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1988 35 ATL NL 2 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .261 .500 .325 .000 .383 .500 .708 54 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
12 Yrs 121 105 3 0.8 102 .170 .088 .272 .153 .340 .088 .402 .241 .741 -33 .041 -19.3 -2.0 .191 .078 .000 .0
162 Game Avg. 30 26 1 0.8 102 .170 .088 .272 .153 .340 .088 .402 .241 .741 -33 .041 -19.3 -2.0 .191 .078 .000
CHC (5 yrs) 75 62 3 1.3 106 .296 .129 .278 .206 .346 .129 .412 .335 .757 -9 .099 -9.9 -1.0 .273 .113 .000 .0
STL (4 yrs) 39 37 0 0.0 95 .043 .029 .264 .056 .330 .029 .384 .085 .714 -76 .000 -8.1 -0.8 .061 .000 .000
ATL (3 yrs) 7 6 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .265 .143 .332 .000 .395 .143 .727 -57 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1982 29 STL NL NLCS ATL W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 STL NL WS MIL W 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr (2 Series) 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1977 CHC NL 24 DNP
1978 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHC NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CHC NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 STL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 STL NL 31 DNP
6 Yrs (4 GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1976 23 CHC NL 9 0.0% 66.7% 11.1% 0.0% 6.00 1.3 1.00 22%
1977 24 CHC NL 22 0.0% 45.5% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.0 3.00 45%
1978 25 CHC NL 19 0.0% 42.1% 10.5% 0.0% 0% 4.00 1.6 8.00 26%
1979 26 CHC NL 15 0.0% 33.3% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 5.00 2.4 4.0 47%
1980 27 CHC NL 10 0.0% 60.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 9.0 0.50 30%
1981 28 STL NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 9.0 4.00 50%
1982 29 STL NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 8.0 1.00 73%
1983 30 STL NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 38%
1984 31 STL NL 10 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.3 1.33 70%
1985 32 ATL NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.0 75%
1986 33 ATL NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1988 35 ATL NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 1.00 1.0 0%
12 Yrs 121 0.0% 41.3% 5.8% 0.0% 0% 7.14 2.0 17.0 2.86 44%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.6% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.61 6.6 42.8 8.5 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 23 CHC NL -1.8 -0.2 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .33 -0.2 0.0 -2.1 -0.2 1.05 -2.0 0
1977 24 CHC NL -3.0 -0.3 22 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .47 -0.3 0.1 -4.4 -0.4 0.85 -3.4 0
1978 25 CHC NL -2.3 -0.2 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 .69 -0.3 0.0 -5.2 -0.5 1.31 -3.1 0
1979 26 CHC NL -0.9 -0.1 16 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .82 -0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 1.28 0.1 0
1980 27 CHC NL -1.8 -0.2 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .56 -0.2 0.1 -1.9 -0.2 1.07 -2.2 0
1981 28 STL NL -2.1 -0.2 10 0.1 0.1 -0.1 .58 -0.2 0.3 -1.1 -0.1 1.07 -1.6 0
1982 29 STL NL -1.4 -0.2 11 0.1 0.3 -0.1 .78 -0.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.0 0.99 -1.0 0
1983 30 STL NL -1.9 -0.2 8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .63 -0.2 0.0 -1.8 -0.2 0.89 -2.0 0
1984 31 STL NL -2.6 -0.3 10 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .44 -0.2 0.0 -1.9 -0.2 0.73 -2.6 0
1985 32 ATL NL -1.1 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .60 -0.1 -0.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.80 -1.2 0
1986 33 ATL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .23 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.2 0
1988 35 ATL NL 0.1 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .54 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.13 -0.2 0
12 Yrs -19.3 -2.0 122 -0.5 0.8 -1.2 .59 -1.9 1.1 -19.4 -1.9 1.03 -19.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1976 23 CHC NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 CHC NL 0 0 80% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
1978 25 CHC NL 0 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 26 CHC NL 1 0 0% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 27 CHC NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 28 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 STL NL 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 30 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 31 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 32 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 33 ATL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 35 ATL NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 2 0 35% 26 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1976 23 CHC NL 9 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1977 24 CHC NL 22 32% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 14 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1978 25 CHC NL 19 37% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 0 0% 8 3 38% 24 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1979 26 CHC NL 15 13% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 17 4 24% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1980 27 CHC NL 10 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 9 1 11% 2 1 50% 0 0 0
1981 28 STL NL 10 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1982 29 STL NL 11 18% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 10 2 20% 3 1 33% 2 2 100% 0
1983 30 STL NL 8 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1984 31 STL NL 10 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 32 ATL NL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1986 33 ATL NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 35 ATL NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Yrs 121 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 77% 24 1 4% 30 8 27% 103 8 8% 12 4 33% 7 5 71% 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 35 ATL NL 2 10 5.00 5 50% 40% 60% 0% 0% 60% 0% 30% 0% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 10 5.00 5 50% 40% 60% 0% 0% 60% 0% 30% 0% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.58 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 76% 2% 47% 81% 33% 5% 16% 8% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1976 23 52 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 -67 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 114 31 28 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 .107 .194 .107 .301 -19 3 1 0 0 0 0
1978 25 178 50 41 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 24 .098 .196 .098 .293 -20 4 1 0 4 0 0
1979 26 240 65 53 5 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 29 .132 .220 .132 .352 -5 7 1 0 6 0 0
1980 27 300 75 62 5 8 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 35 .129 .206 .129 .335 -9 8 1 0 7 0 0
1981 28 348 85 71 5 8 0 0 0 5 1 0 6 39 .113 .192 .113 .305 -16 8 1 1 7 0 0
1982 29 418 96 79 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 40 .114 .184 .114 .298 -18 9 1 1 9 1 0
1983 30 478 104 86 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 44 .105 .170 .105 .275 -24 9 1 1 10 1 0
1984 31 549 114 96 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 47 .094 .154 .094 .248 -31 9 1 1 10 1 0
1985 32 607 118 100 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 48 .090 .148 .090 .238 -34 9 1 1 10 1 0
1986 33 623 119 101 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 49 .089 .147 .089 .236 -35 9 1 1 10 1 0
1987 34 623 119 101 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 6 49 .089 .147 .089 .236 -35 9 1 1 10 1 0
1988 35 661 121 102 6 9 0 0 0 6 1 0 7 50 .088 .153 .088 .241 -33 9 1 1 10 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1976 23 52 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 52
1977 24 62 24 21 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 .190 .292 .190 .482 1 62
1978 25 64 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 .000 .133 .000 .133 0 64
1979 26 62 15 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 .250 .308 .250 .558 1 62
1980 27 60 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
1981 28 73 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 48
1982 29 70 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 70
1983 30 60 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
1984 31 71 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 71
1985 32 58 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 58
1986 33 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16
1988 35 38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 38
12 Yrs 686 129 108 6 7 0 0 0 5 1 8 52 .065 .143 .065 .208 2 661
162 Game Avg. 162 30 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .065 .143 .065 .208 0 661

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1994 BBWAA (23.9%)
1995 BBWAA (29.8%)
1996 BBWAA (29.1%)
1997 BBWAA (27.5%)
1998 BBWAA (31.1%)
1999 BBWAA (24.3%)
2000 BBWAA (38.5%)
2001 BBWAA (47.6%)
2002 BBWAA (50.4%)
2003 BBWAA (53.6%)
2004 BBWAA (59.5%)
2005 BBWAA (66.7%)
2006 BBWAA (76.9%)
Selected to HOF in 2006 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1977
1978 *
1979 *
1980 *
1981 *
1984

Awards (yr lg award)
1979 NL Cy Young
1979 NL Rolaids Relief
1981 NL Rolaids Relief
1982 NL Babe Ruth Award
1982 NL Rolaids Relief
1984 NL Rolaids Relief

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 NL (7, 20%)
1978 NL (20, 1%)
1979 NL (7, 21%)
1981 NL (8, 18%)
1982 NL (5, 40%)
1984 NL (6, 20%)
1.20 Career Shares (197th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1977 NL (6, 4%)
1979 NL (1, 60%)
1981 NL (5, 1%)
1982 NL (3, 21%)
1984 NL (3, 28%)
1 Cy Young
1.14 Career Shares (44th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1977 NL  6.5 (9th)
1979 NL  5.1 (10th)

Salary s c a p y
1985 NL  $1,354,167 (10th)
1986 NL  $1,729,167 (8th)
1987 NL  $1,729,167 (8th)
1988 NL  $1,729,167 (10th)

             

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