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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	7 (6)	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,5-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (1)	Apr 19	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	10	Apr 20	CHC		MON	W,8-5	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11	Apr 21	CHC		MON	W,4-3	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	17 (5)	Apr 29	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	18	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (3)	May 6	CHC		ATL	W,14-13	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	25 (2)	May 10 susp	CHC		CIN	W,9-8		20	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	26	May 11	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (5)	May 17	CHC		PHI	L,22-23	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	35 (2)	May 20	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37 (1)	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	39 (1)	May 25	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42 (2)	May 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	45 (2)	May 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	48 (2)	Jun 3	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	50 (1)	Jun 6	CHC		SDP	W,3-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	51	Jun 7	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	56 (4)	Jun 13	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	57	Jun 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	59 (1)	Jun 16	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	60	Jun 17	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	62 (1)	Jun 19	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	64 (1)	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	69 (4)	Jun 30	CHC		NYM	L,8-9		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	73 (3)	Jul 3	CHC		MON	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	75 (1)	Jul 5	CHC		MON	W,3-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	80 (4)	Jul 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	81	Jul 10	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	83 (1)	Jul 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	84	Jul 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	85	Jul 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	91 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	96 (4)	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	99 (2)	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	101 (1)	Aug 1	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7		12	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
37	103 (1)	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,4-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	104	Aug 4	CHC		STL	W,8-6	GF	7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	105	Aug 5 (1)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	112 (6)	Aug 11	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	GF	13	2.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
41	113	Aug 12	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	114	Aug 13	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	116 (1)	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	118 (1)	Aug 17	CHC		SDP	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
45	120 (1)	Aug 19	CHC		SDP	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	121	Aug 20	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	126 (4)	Aug 26	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-1	GF	9	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
48	127	Aug 27	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	128	Aug 28	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	130 (1)	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	132 (1)	Sep 1	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	133	Sep 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-6	GF	10	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
53	136 (2)	Sep 5	CHC		MON	L,3-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	139 (2)	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	L,8-9	GF	15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	143 (3)	Sep 12	CHC	@	MON	L,3-6	GF	9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	144	Sep 13	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	148 (2)	Sep 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-0	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	149	Sep 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
60	151 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	158 (6)	Sep 25 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,3-4		12	2.1	1	0	1	2	0	P
62	161 (2)	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							62gm		101.1	9	15	3	27	0