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Rick Sutcliffe 2026 Season · STL

Career: 171-139, 4.08 ERA, 1679 K in 2697.2 IP.

Awards: NL Cy Young (1984); Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year (1979).

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Rick Sutcliffe

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-0.2Career NUT

+0.2 to Average

Career

4.08ERA1.39WHIP171W1679K2697.2IP6SV

L/R · 6' 7", 215 lb · b. Jun 21, 1956 · Independence, MO · Draft 1974 (1st Rd, #21)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1976	20	LAD	—	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	5.0	2	0	1	0	3	0.60
1978	22	LAD	—	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.2	2	0	1	1	0	1.80
1979	23	LAD	+0.4	17	10	3.46	39	30	5	1	2	0	0	1016	242.0	217	93	97	2	117	1.30
1980	24	LAD	-0.7	3	9	5.56	42	10	1	1	19	5	5	491	110.0	122	68	55	1	59	1.61
1981	25	LAD	-0.7	2	2	4.02	14	6	0	0	5	0	0	197	47.0	41	21	20	2	16	1.30
1982	26	CLE	+0.2	14	8	2.96	34	27	6	1	3	1	1	887	216.0	174	71	98	4	142	1.26
1983	27	CLE	-0.4	17	11	4.29	36	35	10	2	0	0	0	1061	243.1	251	116	102	6	160	1.45
1984	28	CLE	-0.2	4	5	5.15	15	15	2	0	0	0	0	428	94.1	111	54	46	2	58	1.66
1984	28	CHC	+2.7	16	1	2.69	20	20	7	3	0	0	0	602	150.1	123	45	39	1	155	1.08
1984	28	TOT	+2.5	20	6	3.64	35	35	9	3	0	0	0	1030	244.2	234	99	85	3	213	1.30
1985	29	CHC	+0.7	8	8	3.18	20	20	6	3	0	0	0	549	130.0	119	46	44	3	102	1.25
1986	30	CHC	-0.8	5	14	4.64	28	27	4	1	0	0	0	764	176.2	166	91	96	1	122	1.48
1987	31	CHC	+0.5	18	10	3.68	34	34	6	1	0	0	0	1012	237.1	223	97	106	4	174	1.39
1988	32	CHC	+0.7	13	14	3.86	32	32	12	2	0	0	0	958	226.0	232	97	70	2	144	1.34
1989	33	CHC	+0.9	16	11	3.66	35	34	5	1	0	0	0	938	229.0	202	93	69	2	153	1.18
1990	34	CHC	—	0	2	5.91	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	97	21.1	25	14	12	0	7	1.73
1991	35	CHC	+0.2	6	5	4.10	19	18	0	0	0	0	0	422	96.2	96	44	45	0	52	1.46
1992	36	BAL	-0.7	16	15	4.47	36	36	5	2	0	0	0	1018	237.1	251	118	74	7	109	1.37
1993	37	BAL	-2.0	10	10	5.75	29	28	3	0	0	0	0	763	166.0	212	106	74	6	80	1.72
1994	38	STL	-1.1	6	4	6.52	16	14	0	0	1	0	0	319	67.2	93	49	32	2	26	1.85
Career	—	18 yrs	-0.2	171	139	4.08	457	392	72	18	30	6	6	11548	2697.2	2662	1223	1081	46	1679	1.39

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Sutcliffe's career NUT of -0.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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Awards

1979Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year

1981World Series Champion*

1982AL Pitcher of the Month

1983AL All-Star · Cleveland BBWAA Man of the Year Award

1984NL Cy Young · NL Pitcher of the Month · Cleveland Gordon Cobbledick Golden Tomahawk Award

1987NL All-Star · Lou Gehrig Award · Roberto Clemente Award

1989NL Player of the Week · NL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1990	34	AAA	0	2	7.82	2	2	0	62	12.2	18	11	7	0	12	1.97
1991	35	A	0	0	6.00	1	1	0	40	9.0	12	6	2	1	6	1.56
1991	35	AAA	1	2	9.69	3	2	1	65	13.0	23	14	6	0	8	2.23
1994	38	AAA	0	1	5.82	3	3	0	81	17.0	25	11	9	0	7	2.00

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