Rick Sutcliffe
1976–1994 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, St. Louis Cardinals
316G
.181AVG
.229OBP
.246SLG
More career statistics
102H
4HR
55RBI
4SB
171–139W–L
2,697.2IP
1,679K
4.08ERA
392GS
6SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 316 | 466 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316 | 657 | 562 | 42 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 34 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 138 | .181 | .229 | .246 | .475 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,697.7 | 457 | 392 | 72 | 171 | 139 | 6 | 2,662 | 1,324 | 1,223 | 236 | 1,081 | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 1.387 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1979-06-09 to 1979-07-08
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 15 strikeouts | 1984-09-03 | 1 in 3,776 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1979-07-08 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1986-04-24 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 238 | 309 | 46 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 63 | .174 | .214 | .230 |
| Away | 228 | 348 | 56 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 80 | .189 | .201 | .259 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 77 | 106 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 23 | .228 | .245 | .348 |
| May | 82 | 108 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | .102 | .157 | .148 |
| June | 80 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 28 | .156 | .168 | .167 |
| July | 70 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | .172 | .204 | .237 |
| August | 76 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | .216 | .236 | .330 |
| September | 74 | 112 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 20 | .211 | .232 | .244 |
| October | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 37 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .214 | .220 | .286 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 32 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .193 | .233 | .281 |
| cincinnati-reds | 31 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .200 | .254 | .300 |
| montreal-expos | 29 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | .143 | .155 | .254 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 63 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | .135 | .190 | .154 |
| houston-astros | 27 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .205 | .184 | .341 |
| san-diego-padres | 26 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | .192 | .259 | .231 |
| new-york-mets | 26 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | .135 | .167 | .154 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 5 | 3 |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1979 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 85 | 21 | 1 | 17 | – | .247 | 242 | 117 |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | 27 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .148 | 110 | 59 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 11 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .182 | 47 | 16 |
| 1982 |  Cleveland Guardians | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 216 | 142 |
| 1983 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 243 | 160 |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians | 35 | 56 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .250 | 244 | 213 |
| 1985 |  Chicago Cubs | 20 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | – | .233 | 130 | 102 |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 4 | – | .208 | 176 | 122 |
| 1987 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 81 | 12 | – | 6 | 1 | .148 | 237 | 174 |
| 1988 | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .160 | 226 | 144 |
| 1989 | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 70 | 10 | – | 5 | 2 | .143 | 229 | 153 |
| 1990 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 21 | 7 |
| 1991 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 32 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .094 | 96 | 52 |
| 1992 |  Baltimore Orioles | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 237 | 109 |
| 1993 | Baltimore Orioles | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 166 | 80 |
| 1994 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 23 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .130 | 67 | 26 |