Rick Sutcliffe

PITCHER · L/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1976–1994 BORN: INDEPENDENCE, USA

ROY 1979 Cy Young 1984 All-Star ×3

Career

171 W · 4.08 ERA · 1679 K

2697.2 IP · 1.39 WHIP · 457 G

1994 Season

6-4 · 6.52 ERA

67.2 IP · 26 K · 1.85 WHIP

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Rick Sutcliffe was a pitcher in MLB. Across 457 career appearances, with a 4.08 ERA and 1679 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1976	LAD	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	5.0	2	0	1	3	0.60
1978	LAD	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	1.2	2	0	1	0	1.80
1979	LAD	17	10	3.46	39	30	0	242.0	217	93	97	117	1.30
1980	LAD	3	9	5.56	42	10	5	110.0	122	68	55	59	1.61
1981	LAD	2	2	4.02	14	6	0	47.0	41	21	20	16	1.30
1982	CLE	14	8	2.96	34	27	1	216.0	174	71	98	142	1.26
1983	CLE	17	11	4.29	36	35	0	243.1	251	116	102	160	1.45
1984	CHC	16	1	2.69	20	20	0	150.1	123	45	39	155	1.08
1984	CLE	4	5	5.15	15	15	0	94.1	111	54	46	58	1.66
1985	CHC	8	8	3.18	20	20	0	130.0	119	46	44	102	1.25
1986	CHC	5	14	4.64	28	27	0	176.2	166	91	96	122	1.48
1987	CHC	18	10	3.68	34	34	0	237.1	223	97	106	174	1.39
1988	CHC	13	14	3.86	32	32	0	226.0	232	97	70	144	1.34
1989	CHC	16	11	3.66	35	34	0	229.0	202	93	69	153	1.18
1990	CHC	0	2	5.91	5	5	0	21.1	25	14	12	7	1.73
1991	CHC	6	5	4.10	19	18	0	96.2	96	44	45	52	1.46
1992	BAL	16	15	4.47	36	36	0	237.1	251	118	74	109	1.37
1993	BAL	10	10	5.75	29	28	0	166.0	212	106	74	80	1.72
1994	STL	6	4	6.52	16	14	0	67.2	93	49	32	26	1.85
Career Totals	—	171	139	4.08	457	392	6	2697.2	2662	1223	1081	1679	1.39

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1976	LAD	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
1978	LAD	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1979	LAD	40	85	6	21	3	0	1	17	0	1	20	.247	.253	.318	.571
1980	LAD	44	27	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	.148	.207	.148	.355
1981	LAD	14	11	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	.182	.308	.182	.490
1982	CLE	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	CLE	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984	CHC	20	56	3	14	3	0	0	6	0	2	18	.250	.276	.304	.579
1984	CLE	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	CHC	20	43	4	10	0	0	1	3	0	2	10	.233	.261	.302	.563
1986	CHC	29	53	3	11	2	0	1	4	0	2	13	.208	.250	.302	.552
1987	CHC	35	81	8	12	5	1	0	6	1	7	19	.148	.213	.235	.448
1988	CHC	33	75	8	12	5	0	1	6	1	3	18	.160	.198	.267	.464
1989	CHC	37	70	5	10	2	0	0	5	2	10	19	.143	.250	.171	.421
1990	CHC	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.286	.000	.286
1991	CHC	20	32	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	9	.094	.121	.125	.246
1992	BAL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	BAL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	STL	16	23	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	.130	.130	.174	.304
Career Totals	—	466	562	42	102	22	1	4	55	4	34	143	.181	.229	.246	.474

Awards & Achievements

Cy Young Award (1): 1984
Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1): 1987
Pitcher of the Month (2): 1982, 1984
Player of the Week (1): 1989
Roberto Clemente Award (1): 1987
Rookie of the Year (1): 1979
TSN All-Star (2): 1984, 1987
TSN Comeback Player of the Year (2): 1987, 1992
TSN Pitcher of the Year (2): 1984, 1987
TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1): 1979

All-Star Selections

1983, 1987, 1989

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$1,260,000
1986	$1,530,000
1987	$1,800,000
1988	$2,070,000
1989	$2,340,000
1990	$1,925,000
1991	$2,275,000
1992	$2,400,000
1993	$2,500,000
1994	$250,000

Career Total: $18,350,000 (10 seasons)

Average: $1,835,000

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.