Bruce Sutter
Howard Bruce Sutter
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 8, 1953 in Lancaster, PA
High School: Donegal (Mt. Joy, PA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1971. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1976
Final Game: September 9, 1988
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2006 (400/520 ballots).
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1976 CHC NL 23 P 52 0 83.1 16 6 9 1 1 .938 1.62 0.29 .950 1.88 0.72
1977 CHC NL 24 P 62 0 107.1 25 11 14 0 0 1.000 2.10 0.40 .948 1.85 0.67 AS,CYA-6,MVP-7
1978 CHC NL 25 P 64 0 98.2 21 12 9 0 0 1.000 1.92 0.33 .948 1.91 0.72 AS,MVP-20
1979 CHC NL 26 P 62 0 101.1 27 9 15 3 0 .889 2.13 0.39 .956 1.80 0.66 AS,CYA-1,MVP-7
1980 CHC NL 27 P 60 0 102.1 20 6 14 0 0 1.000 1.76 0.33 .950 1.91 0.69 AS
1981 STL NL 28 P 48 0 82.1 15 7 8 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.31 .960 1.97 0.68 AS,CYA-5,MVP-8
1982 STL NL 29 P 70 0 102.1 22 6 15 1 5 .955 1.85 0.30 .950 1.96 0.70 CYA-3,MVP-5
1983 STL NL 30 P 60 0 89.1 32 11 19 2 1 .938 3.02 0.50 .953 1.92 0.68
1984 STL NL 31 P 71 0 122.2 33 14 19 0 2 1.000 2.42 0.46 .952 1.88 0.67 AS,CYA-3,MVP-6
1985 ATL NL 32 P 58 0 88.1 18 5 13 0 0 1.000 1.83 0.31 .950 1.92 0.68
1986 ATL NL 33 P 16 0 18.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.25 .950 1.93 0.66
1988 ATL NL 35 P 38 0 45.1 11 2 7 2 0 .818 1.79 0.24 .964 1.97 0.69
12 Seasons P 661 0 1042.0 244 90 145 9 9 .963 2.03 0.36 .952 1.90 0.69
12 Seasons TOT 661 0 1042.0 244 90 145 9 9 .963 2.03 0.36 .915 1.90 0.69

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1976 CHC NL 23 52 0 52 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CHC NL 24 62 0 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CHC NL 25 64 0 64 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CHC NL 26 62 0 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CHC NL 27 60 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 STL NL 28 48 0 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 STL NL 29 70 0 70 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 STL NL 30 60 0 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 STL NL 31 71 0 71 71 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 ATL NL 32 58 0 58 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 ATL NL 33 16 0 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 ATL NL 35 38 0 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 661 0 661 661 661 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1976 CHC NL 23 343 71% 31% 10 90% 0 7 1 5 9 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 67%
1977 CHC NL 24 427 64% 32% 20 85% 1 14 3 10 14 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 90%
1978 CHC NL 25 439 68% 33% 10 80% 1 11 0 9 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1979 CHC NL 26 421 66% 31% 17 88% 0 8 1 5 14 13 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 100%
1980 CHC NL 27 444 75% 32% 14 100% 0 6 0 6 14 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1981 STL NL 28 342 76% 32% 10 90% 1 7 0 6 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1982 STL NL 29 436 78% 31% 19 95% 0 7 2 4 16 10 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 4 1 5 80%
1983 STL NL 30 402 76% 33% 25 88% 0 11 0 9 21 18 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 80%
1984 STL NL 31 490 79% 33% 20 100% 0 16 1 12 17 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 3 100%
1985 ATL NL 32 385 78% 29% 14 100% 0 5 0 4 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1986 ATL NL 33 87 71% 29% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1988 ATL NL 35 201 74% 35% 10 70% 0 2 1 1 6 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 50%
12 Seasons 4417 73% 32% 172 91% 3 95 9 72 144 118 13 9 0 5 4 7 10 6 9 1 51 88%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 91% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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