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Bruce
Sutter		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 8, 1953 in Usa, PA, LANCASTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977    1978    1979    1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
1977 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1978 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1979 26 BOS AL $ 920,000 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1980 27 BOS AL $ 920,000 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7
1981 28 BOS AL $ 920,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1982 29 BOS AL $ 920,000 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1983 30 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1984 31 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1985 32 BOS AL $ 1,500,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1986 33 BOS AL   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,500,000 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 23 BOS AL 5 9 .357 61 0 0 0 16 85.3 99 48 8 35 57 5.06 .289 .351 .444 .795 6.8
1977 24 BOS AL 6 0 1.000 33 0 0 0 8 54.3 59 29 2 26 28 4.80 .274 .355 .367 .723 4.7
1978 25 BOS AL 7 12 .368 75 0 0 0 22 112.7 114 43 12 45 58 3.44 .263 .331 .388 .719 11.5
1979 26 BOS AL 2 7 .222 70 0 0 0 39 74.7 70 31 5 34 43 3.74 .251 .332 .376 .709 10.0
1980 27 BOS AL 7 8 .467 77 0 0 0 37 93.0 87 37 9 38 55 3.58 .252 .326 .388 .714 14.2
1981 28 BOS AL 6 5 .545 47 0 0 0 20 59.7 58 25 3 34 28 3.77 .269 .369 .361 .730 6.7
    AAA   0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 0 15.3 18 7 2 7 14 4.11 .305 .379 .492 .870  
1982 29 BOS AL 2 5 .286 56 0 0 0 21 73.7 84 44 9 31 24 5.38 .289 .356 .423 .779 3.2
1983 30 BOS AL 1 8 .111 59 0 0 0 36 62.0 60 21 6 27 39 3.05 .260 .336 .403 .739 9.3
1984 31 BOS AL 2 2 .500 9 0 0 0 3 16.0 21 12 1 6 3 6.75 .333 .386 .413 .798 0.2
1985 32 AAA   1 3 .250 16 0 0 0 2 15.3 23 12 3 8 11 7.05 .359 .431 .531 .962  
1986 33 AAA   1 2 .333 24 0 0 0 0 40.0 40 14 5 16 29 3.15 .258 .327 .400 .727  
9 Years Sim 38 56 .404 487 0 0 0 202 631.3 652 290 55 276 335 4.13 .270 .344 .397 .740 66.6
3 Years AAA 2 6 .250 54 0 0 0 2 70.7 81 33 10 31 54 4.20 .291 .362 .450 .812  
Season Average 4 6 .400 54 0 0 0 22 70.1 72 32 6 30 37 4.13 .270 .344 .397 .740  
Career Highs 7 12 1.000 77 0 0 0 39 112.7 114 48 12 45 58 6.75 .333 .386 .444 .798  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   298 137 27 136 199   .242 .317 .355 .672
vs LH   354 153 28 140 136   .299 .374 .440 .814
Home 26 24 .520 265 0 0 0 102 361.0 364 168 25 168 179 4.19 .265 .345 .381 .726
Away 12 32 .273 222 0 0 0 100 270.3 288 122 30 108 156 4.06 .277 .345 .418 .763
Mar/Apr 11 9 .550 74 0 0 0 31 102.7 88 34 8 36 50 2.98 .238 .306 .347 .653
May 4 10 .286 83 0 0 0 31 97.3 96 44 8 51 54 4.07 .262 .352 .379 .730
June 8 11 .421 96 0 0 0 36 117.0 140 58 8 47 64 4.46 .301 .365 .430 .795
July 5 10 .333 86 0 0 0 43 104.0 107 51 12 43 52 4.41 .270 .341 .395 .736
August 9 8 .529 72 0 0 0 24 113.7 108 40 9 51 59 3.17 .252 .331 .380 .711
Sep/Oct 1 8 .111 76 0 0 0 37 96.6 113 63 10 48 56 5.87 .291 .369 .441 .810
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 23 BOS AL P 61 0 85.3 8 7 1 0 .938 1.58    
1977 24 BOS AL P 33 0 54.3 4 9 1 0 .929 2.15    
1978 25 BOS AL P 75 0 112.7 8 14 1 3 .957 1.76    
1979 26 BOS AL P 70 0 74.7 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.41    
1980 27 BOS AL P 77 0 93.0 2 19 0 2 1.000 2.03    
1981 28 BOS AL P 47 0 59.7 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.41    
1982 29 BOS AL P 56 0 73.7 3 15 1 0 .947 2.20    
1983 30 BOS AL P 59 0 62.0 6 9 1 2 .938 2.18    
1984 31 BOS AL P 9 0 16.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.69    
Career Totals   487 0 631.3 46 97 5 8 .966 2.04    
Career Highs   77 0 112.7 8 19 1 3 1.000 2.41    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1978 25 BOS AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 5 2 1 1 0 27.27 .625 .667 1.125 1.792
1979 26 BOS AL 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 4 2 1 6 6.00 .357 .379 .607 .986
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 15 6 3 2 6 8.11 .417 .447 .722 1.170
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1976-2-16
1978-1-22
1979-1-39
1980-2-37
1981-8-20
1982-8-21
1983-2-36
CAR-8-202
 Games Pitched
1976-6-61
1978-2-75
1979-4-70
1980-1-77
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Roy Lee Jackson (946)
  2. Joaquin Andujar (942)
  3. Todd Worrell (930)
  4. Steve Farr (926)
  5. Dave Rucker (924)
  6. Hal Kurtz (922)
  7. Hoyt Wilhelm (921)
  8. Cecilio Guante (921)
  9. Al Benton (919)
  10. Sandy Wihtol (915)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1976
Earned first career win on 4/5/1976
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1979 Allstar game
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $920,000 through salary arbitration
9/22/1982: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $1,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
Injured on 4/24/1984 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
10/28/1985: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (A)
 
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