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Rick Sutcliffe
Full name Richard Lee Sutcliffe Born June 21, 1956, Independence, Missouri First Game: September 29, 1976 ; Final Game: July 22, 1994 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 7" Weight: 215 Named NL Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1984) Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1984 and 1987) Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1979) Named NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1979) Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1987) Named AL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1992) Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1984 and 1987) Ejections: 1979 (1), 1982 (2), 1983 (1), 1987 (1), 1993 (1), 1994 (1). Total: 7
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1976 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1976 LA N
1978 LA N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1978 LA N
1979 LA N Daily Splits 40 85 6 21 3 0 1 17 1 0 20 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 .247 .253 .318 0.0 1979 LA N
1980 LA N Daily Splits 44 27 1 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .148 .207 .148 0.0 1980 LA N
1981 LA N Daily Splits 14 11 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 0.0 1981 LA N
1982 CLE A 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 CLE A
1983 CLE A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 CLE A
1984 CLE A 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1984 CLE A
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 20 56 3 14 3 0 0 6 2 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .276 .304 0.0 1984 CHI N
1984 Total 35 56 3 14 3 0 0 6 2 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .276 .304 0.0 1984 Total
1985 CHI N Daily Splits 20 43 4 10 0 0 1 3 2 0 10 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 .261 .302 0.0 1985 CHI N
1986 CHI N Daily Splits 29 53 3 11 2 0 1 4 2 0 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 .250 .302 0.0 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits 35 81 8 12 5 1 0 6 7 0 19 0 11 1 0 2 2 1 0 .148 .213 .235 0.0 1987 CHI N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits 33 75 8 12 5 0 1 6 3 0 18 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 .160 .198 .267 0.0 1988 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 37 70 5 10 2 0 0 5 10 0 19 0 10 0 0 2 4 2 0 .143 .250 .171 0.0 1989 CHI N
1990 CHI N Daily Splits 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 0.0 1990 CHI N
1991 CHI N Daily Splits 20 32 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 .094 .121 .125 0.0 1991 CHI N
1992 BAL A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1992 BAL A
1993 BAL A 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1993 BAL A
1994 STL N Daily Splits 16 23 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .130 .130 .174 0.0 1994 STL N
Total NL (14 Years) 316 562 42 102 22 1 4 55 34 0 143 2 54 5 0 7 15 4 0 .181 .229 .246 0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 466 562 42 102 22 1 4 55 34 0 143 2 54 5 0 7 15 4 0 .181 .229 .246 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 2 6 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1984 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1989 CHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3 8 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1987 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 NL
1989 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1989 NL
Total ( 2 Years) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1976 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 17 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 1.00 0.1 1976 LA N
1978 LA N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 - 0.0 1978 LA N
1979 LA N Daily Splits 39 30 5 1 2 0 242 217 1016 16 104 93 97 6 117 16 9 8 2 6 28 2 15 7 17 10 3.46 5.40 1.1 1979 LA N
1980 LA N Daily Splits 42 10 1 1 19 5 110 122 491 10 73 68 55 2 59 4 3 4 1 5 21 1 5 4 3 9 5.56 5.00 -2.8 1980 LA N
1981 LA N Daily Splits 14 6 0 0 5 0 47 41 197 5 24 21 20 2 16 1 2 0 2 0 7 2 4 2 2 2 4.02 2.67 -0.3 1981 LA N
1982 CLE A Daily Splits 34 27 6 1 3 1 216 174 887 16 81 71 98 2 142 7 8 6 4 1 20 5 17 9 14 8 2.96 4.52 2.7 1982 CLE A
1983 CLE A Daily Splits 36 35 10 2 0 0 243.1 251 1061 23 131 116 102 5 160 8 9 7 6 3 58 11 13 17 17 11 4.29 4.91 -0.1 1983 CLE A
1984 CLE A Daily Splits 15 15 2 0 0 0 94.1 111 428 7 60 54 46 3 58 4 3 3 2 1 13 8 11 5 4 5 5.15 5.27 -0.9 1984 CLE A
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 20 20 7 3 0 0 150.1 123 602 9 53 45 39 0 155 1 1 3 1 2 28 6 7 8 16 1 2.69 5.55 2.4 1984 CHI N
1984 Total 35 35 9 3 0 0 244.2 234 1030 16 113 99 85 3 213 5 4 6 3 3 41 14 18 13 20 6 3.64 5.43 1.5 1984 Total
1985 CHI N Daily Splits 20 20 6 3 0 0 130 119 549 12 51 46 44 3 102 3 4 6 3 0 23 1 6 9 8 8 3.18 3.70 1.5 1985 CHI N
1986 CHI N Daily Splits 28 27 4 1 0 0 176.2 166 764 18 92 91 96 8 122 6 2 13 1 1 25 7 9 7 5 14 4.64 3.26 -0.4 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits 34 34 6 1 0 0 237.1 223 1012 24 106 97 106 14 174 9 8 9 4 4 42 9 14 9 18 10 3.68 5.38 2.3 1987 CHI N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits 32 32 12 2 0 0 226 232 958 18 97 97 70 9 144 17 5 11 2 4 45 2 12 10 13 14 3.86 4.03 0.3 1988 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 35 34 5 1 0 0 229 202 938 18 98 93 69 8 153 15 10 12 2 6 32 5 12 9 16 11 3.66 4.41 0.9 1989 CHI N
1990 CHI N Daily Splits 5 5 0 0 0 0 21.1 25 97 2 14 14 12 0 7 1 2 4 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 2 5.91 4.00 -0.3 1990 CHI N
1991 CHI N Daily Splits 19 18 0 0 0 0 96.2 96 422 4 52 44 45 2 52 5 8 2 0 2 20 5 12 6 6 5 4.10 4.22 -0.5 1991 CHI N
1992 BAL A Daily Splits 36 36 5 2 0 0 237.1 251 1018 20 123 118 74 4 109 6 11 7 7 2 37 7 20 9 16 15 4.47 4.06 -1.2 1992 BAL A
1993 BAL A Daily Splits 29 28 3 0 0 0 166 212 763 23 112 106 74 5 80 4 3 1 6 0 44 5 20 6 10 10 5.75 4.96 -2.1 1993 BAL A
1994 STL N Daily Splits 16 14 0 0 1 0 67.2 93 319 11 53 49 32 2 26 3 1 4 2 1 17 3 5 1 6 4 6.52 5.00 -2.1 1994 STL N
Total NL (14 Years) 307 251 46 13 27 5 1740.2 1663 7391 147 817 758 687 56 1130 81 55 76 21 31 293 43 105 76 110 90 3.92 4.50 2.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 5 Years) 150 141 26 5 3 1 957 999 4157 89 507 465 394 19 549 29 34 24 25 7 172 36 81 46 61 49 4.37 4.67 -1.6 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 457 392 72 18 30 6 2697.2 2662 11548 236 1324 1223 1081 75 1679 110 89 100 46 38 465 79 186 122 171 139 4.08 4.56 0.6 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1984 CHI N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 9 58 0 6 5 8 0 10 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 3.38 8.00 1984 CHI N
1989 CHI N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 26 0 3 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.00 1989 CHI N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.1 14 84 0 9 8 12 2 12 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 3.72 6.67 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1987 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 - 1987 NL
1989 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 - 1989 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 - Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1976 LA N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
1978 LA N Daily Splits P 2 0 0 1.2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 LA N Daily Splits P 39 30 5 242 18 24 0 1 0 2 23 8 5 1.000
1980 LA N Daily Splits P 42 10 1 110 6 13 0 0 0 1 26 3 1 1.000
1981 LA N Daily Splits P 14 6 0 47 6 8 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 1.000
1982 CLE A Daily Splits P 34 27 6 216 14 32 1 1 0 2 26 17 9 .979
1983 CLE A Daily Splits P 36 35 10 243.1 36 29 0 1 0 1 18 14 12 1.000
1984 CLE A Daily Splits P 15 15 2 94.1 7 11 1 1 0 1 9 5 1 .947
1984 CHI N Daily Splits P 20 20 7 150.1 12 24 1 0 0 1 8 3 5 .973
1984 Total P 35 35 9 244.2 19 35 2 1 0 2 17 8 6 .964
1985 CHI N Daily Splits P 20 20 6 130 12 23 1 0 0 1 18 3 5 .972
1986 CHI N Daily Splits P 28 27 4 176.2 8 30 1 4 0 1 22 14 6 .974
1987 CHI N Daily Splits P 34 34 6 237.1 12 54 4 4 0 0 35 8 4 .943
1988 CHI N Daily Splits P 32 32 12 226 21 37 3 2 0 1 26 11 4 .951
1989 CHI N Daily Splits P 35 34 5 229 22 31 1 3 0 2 25 7 2 .981
1990 CHI N Daily Splits P 5 5 0 21.1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 1.000
1991 CHI N Daily Splits P 19 18 0 96.2 10 12 0 2 0 0 21 2 0 1.000
1992 BAL A Daily Splits P 36 36 5 237.1 11 24 3 2 0 2 22 5 0 .921
1993 BAL A Daily Splits P 29 28 3 166 9 30 1 2 0 1 17 8 3 .975
1994 STL N Daily Splits P 16 14 0 67.2 5 16 0 1 0 1 7 3 1 1.000
Total (18 Years) Splits P 457 392 72 2697.2 211 404 17 25 0 17 314 117 59 .973
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1984 CHI N Daily Splits P 2 2 0 13.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1989 CHI N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 3 3 0 19.1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1987 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1989 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-31-1979 BOX LA N John McSherry Intentional HBP
5- 7-1982 BOX CLE A Bill Kunkel Balls and strikes
9- 7-1982 BOX CLE A Larry Barnett Unknown reason
8-30-1983 BOX CLE A Jim Evans Throwing at batter
7- 7-1987 BOX CHI N Gary Darling Fighting
6- 6-1993 BOX BAL A Durwood Merrill Bench-clearing brawl
7-17-1994 BOX STL N John McSherry Intentional HBP
Transaction Information
Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the
free-agent draft (June 5, 1974 ).
Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Jack Perconte to Cleveland Indians in exchange
for Jorge Orta , Larry White and Jack Fimple (December 9, 1981 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with George Frazier and Ron Hassey to Chicago Cubs in
exchange for Mel Hall , Joe Carter , Don Schulze and Darryl Banks (June 13, 1984 ).
Granted free agency (November 8, 1984 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 14, 1984 ).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1991 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 19, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (October 26, 1992 ).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (November 23, 1992 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1993 ).
Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 31, 1994 ).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1994 ).
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