How Bruce Sutter's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Sutter totaled 145 career Assists, well below the league average of 329.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Assists season came in 1983, posting 19, well below the league average of 50.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 3, well below the league average of 47.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 13 in 1985 to 3 in 1986 and 7 in 1988, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 3 to 19 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bruce Sutter Lifetime Assists

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Bruce Sutter
Assists
Career145
Season Avg.12.08
162 Game Avg.35.54
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Bruce Sutter Assists Per Season

Bruce Sutter's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bruce Sutter Assists per season line chart

Bruce Sutter Assists by Team

Bruce Sutter's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bruce Sutter career Assists by team bar chart

Bruce Sutter Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Sutter's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bruce Sutter Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Sutter Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Sutter's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bruce Sutter Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Sutter Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Sutter's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bruce Sutter Assists season-by-season breakdown table