How Bruce Sutter's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Sutter totaled 661 career Games Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 188.5 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Pitched season came in 1984, posting 71, well above the relief pitcher average of 34.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 16, well below the relief pitcher average of 33.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Pitched total went from 58 in 1985 to 16 in 1986 and 38 in 1988, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 16 to 71 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bruce Sutter Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Bruce Sutter
Bruce Sutter
Games Pitched
Career661
Season Avg.55.08
162 Game Avg.162
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Bruce Sutter Games Pitched Per Season

Bruce Sutter's Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched per season line chart

Bruce Sutter Games Pitched by Team

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

Bruce Sutter Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Bruce Sutter's career Games Pitched, 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 Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Bruce Sutter Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bruce Sutter's seasonal Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bruce Sutter Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bruce Sutter's MLB career with Games Pitched 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 Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table