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\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.0

ERA

2.83

661

300

1042.0

861

WHIP

1.140

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-14 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	1 game
Most Games w/o RBI	1 game
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 2 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	2 (0-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 2 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

Most Driven In
R Gant	0

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	624	1	Apr 5	ATL		CHC	L,9-10	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	625	4 (2)	Apr 8	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	626	6 (1)	Apr 10	ATL		LAD	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	627	8 (1)	Apr 13	ATL		HOU	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	628	12 (3)	Apr 19	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	629	16 (3)	Apr 24	ATL		CIN	W,4-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	630	18 (1)	Apr 27	ATL		NYM	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	631	20 (1)	May 1	ATL	@	PHI	W,9-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
9	632	23 (2)	May 4	ATL	@	MON	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
10	633	26 (2)	May 7	ATL		PHI	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
11	634	28 (1)	May 9	ATL		MON	W,9-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
12	635	30 (1)	May 11	ATL		MON	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
13	636	33 (2)	May 15	ATL	@	STL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						P
14	637	35 (1)	May 17	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
15	638	39 (3)	May 22	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.34	-0.009	.07	0.00%	-0.33	P
16	639	40	May 24 (1)	ATL	@	CHC	W,3-0	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	640	42 (1)	May 25	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7						P
18	641	44 (1)	May 28	ATL		STL	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	642	51 (6)	Jun 5	ATL	@	SDP	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	643	53 (1)	Jun 8	ATL	@	SFG	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
21	644	55 (1)	Jun 10	ATL	@	HOU	W,10-3	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
22	645	60 (4)	Jun 15	ATL		LAD	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
23	646	62 (1)	Jun 17 (1)	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
24	647	65 (2)	Jun 19	ATL		HOU	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
25	648	69 (3)	Jun 24	ATL		SDP	W,4-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	5	.74	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.11	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	649	77 (7)	Jul 2	ATL	@	MON	W,5-4	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7						P
27	650	81 (3)	Jul 6	ATL		PHI	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
28	651	84 (2)	Jul 10	ATL		MON	L,2-4	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
29	652	86 (1)	Jul 15	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
30	653	89 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	ATL	@	PHI	W,9-8	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
31	654	95 (5)	Jul 23	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	1						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	655	121 (25)	Aug 19	ATL	@	CHC	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	7						P
33	656	126 (4)	Aug 24	ATL	@	STL	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	4						P
34	657	129 (2)	Aug 27	ATL		CHC	L,0-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8						P
35	658	133 (3)	Aug 31	ATL		STL	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	1						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	659	135 (1)	Sep 5	ATL		LAD	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
37	660	136	Sep 6	ATL		LAD	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
38	661	139 (2)	Sep 9	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	1						P
							24-14		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500		.54	-0.006	.06	0.00%	-0.22

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