Rick Sutcliffe
Richard Lee Sutcliffe
Born: June 21, 1956
Independence, MO USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 215
Career: 1976-1994
Draft: Round 1 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Van Horn HS (Kansas City, MO)
Minor League Statistics
Rick Sutcliffe compiled a career batting average of .181 with 4 home runs and 55 RBI in his 466-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1976 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.46 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 242.0 | 217 | 104 | 93 | 16 | 97 | 6 | 117 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1016 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5.56 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 110.0 | 122 | 73 | 68 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 491 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.02 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.96 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 216.0 | 174 | 81 | 71 | 16 | 98 | 2 | 142 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 887 |
| 1983 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 17 | 11 | .607 | 4.29 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 243.3 | 251 | 131 | 116 | 23 | 102 | 5 | 160 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1061 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.3 | 111 | 60 | 54 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 428 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 1 | .941 | 2.69 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 150.3 | 123 | 53 | 45 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 602 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.18 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 130.0 | 119 | 51 | 46 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 549 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.64 | 28 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 176.7 | 166 | 92 | 91 | 18 | 96 | 8 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 764 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 18 | 10 | .643 | 3.68 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 237.3 | 223 | 106 | 97 | 24 | 106 | 14 | 174 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1012 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.86 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 226.0 | 232 | 97 | 97 | 18 | 70 | 9 | 144 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 958 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.66 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 229.0 | 202 | 98 | 93 | 18 | 69 | 8 | 153 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 938 |
| 1990 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.91 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97 |
| 1991 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.10 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.7 | 96 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 422 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4.47 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 237.3 | 251 | 123 | 118 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1018 |
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.75 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 166.0 | 212 | 112 | 106 | 23 | 74 | 5 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 763 |
| 1994 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6.52 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.7 | 93 | 53 | 49 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 319 |
| Totals | 171 | 139 | .552 | 4.08 | 457 | 392 | 30 | 72 | 18 | 6 | 2697.7 | 2662 | 1324 | 1223 | 236 | 1081 | 75 | 1679 | 46 | 38 | 100 | 11548 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 93 | 85 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .247 | .253 | .318 | .571 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 44 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .148 | .207 | .148 | .355 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 63 | 56 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .276 | .304 | .579 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .233 | .261 | .302 | .563 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 60 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .208 | .250 | .302 | .552 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 100 | 81 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .148 | .213 | .235 | .448 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 33 | 85 | 75 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .160 | .198 | .267 | .464 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 37 | 90 | 70 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .143 | .250 | .171 | .421 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .094 | .121 | .125 | .246 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .130 | .130 | .174 | .304 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 466 | 657 | 562 | 42 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 143 | .181 | .229 | .246 | .474 | 138 | 15 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1978 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.400 | .500 |
| 1979 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 39 | 30 | 242.0 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.562 | 1.077 |
| 1980 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 42 | 10 | 110.0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.555 | .452 |
| 1981 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | 14 | 6 | 47.0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.681 | 1.000 |
| 1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 34 | 27 | 216.0 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.917 | 1.353 |
| 1983 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 36 | 35 | 243.3 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.404 | 1.806 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 20 | 150.3 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 2.155 | 1.800 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 15 | 15 | 94.3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.717 | 1.200 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 20 | 20 | 130.0 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 2.423 | 1.750 |
| 1986 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 28 | 27 | 176.7 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 1.936 | 1.357 |
| 1987 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 34 | 34 | 237.3 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 4 | .943 | 2.503 | 1.941 |
| 1988 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 32 | 32 | 226.0 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .951 | 2.310 | 1.813 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 35 | 34 | 229.0 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 2.083 | 1.514 |
| 1990 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 5 | 5 | 21.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.953 | 1.400 |
| 1991 | NL | Chicago Cubs | P | 19 | 18 | 96.7 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.048 | 1.158 |
| 1992 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 36 | 36 | 237.3 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .921 | 1.327 | .972 |
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 29 | 28 | 166.0 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .975 | 2.114 | 1.345 |
| 1994 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 16 | 14 | 67.7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.793 | 1.313 |
| Totals | 457 | 392 | 2697.7 | 211 | 404 | 17 | 25 | .973 | 2.052 | 1.346 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1989 | NL | Chicago Cubs | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 19.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .931 | .667 |
Awards
1979 - NL TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year
1979 - NL Rookie of the Year
1982 - AL Pitcher of the Month September
1984 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1984 - NL Pitcher of the Month August
1984 - NL TSN All-Star RHP
1984 - NL Cy Young Award
1987 - NL TSN All-Star RHP
1987 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1987 - NL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1989 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1989-04-08
1992 - AL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
