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Rick
Sutcliffe		  
Nickname: Red Baron
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7''
Weight: 225
 
Born: June 21, 1956 in Usa, MO, INDEPENDENCE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1981   
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 20 NYG NL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1977 21 NYG NL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1978 22 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1979 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1980 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1981 25 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8
1982 26 NYG NL $ 2,868,571 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1983 27 NYG NL $ 2,868,571 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1984 28 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1985 29 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1986 30 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1987 31 OAK AL $ 1,000,000 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5
1988 32 OAK AL $ 627,000 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4
1989 33 OAK AL $ 450,000 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4
1990 34 OAK AL $ 450,000 8 6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,868,571 9 6 6 6 5 5 5 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 20 AAA   8 12 .400 27 27 0 0 0 159.0 186 91 13 76 81 5.15 .288 .363 .401 .764  
1977 21 AAA   5 7 .417 18 18 0 0 0 123.0 133 52 11 50 77 3.80 .277 .345 .403 .748  
    AA   5 4 .556 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 70 26 8 29 86 2.67 .213 .277 .328 .605  
1978 22 NYG NL 7 6 .538 16 16 2 0 0 122.3 123 58 13 69 62 4.27 .264 .360 .414 .774 5.4
    AAA   6 5 .545 17 17 0 0 0 110.3 123 49 10 40 77 4.00 .275 .334 .375 .709  
1979 23 NYG NL 3 7 .300 70 1 0 0 16 76.7 88 49 11 42 34 5.75 .289 .374 .467 .841 0.4
1980 24 NYG NL 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 6 73.7 84 41 6 36 37 5.01 .284 .362 .416 .778 2.0
1981 25 NYG NL 9 4 .692 51 9 4 1 7 145.0 122 31 8 46 72 1.92 .228 .288 .322 .610 17.0
1982 26 NYG NL 0 1 .000 48 0 0 0 2 50.0 59 33 2 30 30 5.94 .295 .385 .445 .830 0.0
1983 27 NYG NL 1 5 .167 27 0 0 0 0 39.7 37 22 8 21 27 4.99 .239 .328 .458 .786 0.4
1984 28 OAK AL 7 3 .700 41 1 0 0 19 69.0 63 28 10 27 43 3.65 .242 .316 .404 .720 8.8
1985 29 OAK AL 2 8 .200 42 5 0 0 13 88.7 103 56 14 46 66 5.68 .289 .371 .475 .846 1.0
1986 30 OAK AL 9 11 .450 61 7 1 0 6 126.0 127 72 8 100 57 5.14 .265 .390 .386 .776 4.4
1987 31 OAK AL 8 7 .533 63 2 0 0 2 171.7 172 86 17 96 115 4.51 .265 .358 .391 .748 7.6
1988 32 OAK AL 3 11 .214 39 15 0 0 3 150.0 140 92 29 90 107 5.52 .248 .354 .449 .802 2.1
1989 33 OAK AL 1 0 1.000 3 2 0 0 0 11.7 13 5 1 6 12 3.86 .265 .345 .367 .713 0.9
    AAA   6 8 .429 19 19 0 0 0 116.7 98 42 18 60 128 3.24 .228 .322 .372 .695  
1990 34 OAK AL 1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 2 17.7 32 20 2 12 9 10.19 .400 .473 .538 1.011 0.0
    AAA   2 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 1 64.7 54 28 6 51 68 3.90 .227 .363 .353 .716  
13 Years Sim 54 67 .446 530 58 7 1 76 1142.0 1163 593 129 621 671 4.67 .265 .355 .414 .769 50.0
5 Years AAA 27 32 .458 113 81 0 0 1 573.7 594 262 58 277 431 4.11 .265 .346 .386 .731  
1 Years AA 5 4 .556 12 12 1 0 0 87.7 70 26 8 29 86 2.67 .213 .277 .328 .605  
6 Years Minors 32 36 .471 125 93 1 0 1 661.3 664 288 66 306 517 3.92 .258 .337 .378 .715  
Season Average 4 5 .444 40 4 0 0 5 87.8 89 45 9 47 51 4.67 .265 .355 .414 .769  
Career Highs 9 11 1.000 70 16 4 1 19 171.7 172 92 29 100 115 10.19 .400 .473 .538 1.011  
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   541 288 71 278 349   .261 .348 .423 .771
vs LH   622 305 58 343 322   .268 .363 .405 .768
Home 33 33 .500 265 23 4 1 35 548.6 579 315 61 305 321 5.17 .274 .365 .430 .795
Away 21 34 .382 265 35 3 0 41 593.3 584 278 68 316 350 4.22 .256 .347 .398 .745
Mar/Apr 8 5 .615 111 1 0 0 33 183.7 159 73 19 100 113 3.58 .236 .335 .374 .709
May 8 14 .364 117 2 0 0 17 192.0 195 105 23 107 109 4.92 .263 .356 .428 .784
June 11 12 .478 87 10 0 0 10 173.0 200 124 29 86 111 6.45 .287 .366 .476 .841
July 6 9 .400 76 4 1 0 9 138.6 151 81 16 82 73 5.26 .281 .376 .457 .833
August 9 15 .375 70 18 3 0 4 229.0 222 98 23 124 131 3.85 .257 .351 .385 .735
Sep/Oct 12 12 .500 69 23 3 1 3 225.6 236 112 19 122 134 4.47 .268 .357 .385 .742
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 22 NYG NL P 16 16 122.3 13 15 1 3 .966 2.06    
1979 23 NYG NL P 70 1 76.7 5 18 0 4 1.000 2.70    
1980 24 NYG NL P 53 0 73.7 7 11 0 3 1.000 2.20    
1981 25 NYG NL P 51 9 145.0 10 25 2 4 .946 2.17    
1982 26 NYG NL P 48 0 50.0 3 8 0 1 1.000 1.98    
1983 27 NYG NL P 27 0 39.7 5 7 0 1 1.000 2.72    
1984 28 OAK AL P 41 1 69.0 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.83    
1985 29 OAK AL P 42 5 88.7 3 6 1 2 .900 0.91    
1986 30 OAK AL P 61 7 126.0 7 17 1 0 .960 1.71    
1987 31 OAK AL P 63 2 171.7 8 30 0 2 1.000 1.99    
1988 32 OAK AL P 39 15 150.0 12 26 0 1 1.000 2.28    
1989 33 OAK AL P 3 2 11.7 0 5 0 0 1.000 3.86    
1990 34 OAK AL P 16 0 17.7 3 4 0 2 1.000 3.57    
Career Totals   530 58 1142.0 80 182 5 23 .981 2.06    
Career Highs   70 16 171.7 13 30 2 4 1.000 3.86    
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
1981 25 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 .000 .067 .000 .067
1982 26 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 5.3 8 7 2 3 4 11.82 .333 .407 .667 1.074
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 0 9.7 8 7 2 4 6 6.52 .211 .286 .421 .707
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1979-9-16
1984-7-19
 Games Pitched
1979-6-70
 Homeruns Allowed
1988-1-29
 Walks Allowed
1986-7-100
1987-2-96
1988-5-90
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1976
Injured on 7/11/1976 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/28/1976 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/23/1978
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1981, going 3-0, 0.49
Injured on 9/29/1981 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,868,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,868,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1983: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 4/3/1984 (Going to NYG: 2B Ken Reitz. Going to OAK: P Rick Sutcliffe, LF Dusty Baker)
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Injured on 7/7/1984 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 8/16/1986 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
7/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $627,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/19/1989 to a 2-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Injured on 5/2/1989 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
 
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