How Bruce Sutter's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Bruce Sutter totaled 1,042 career Innings Pitched, well above the relief pitcher average of 288.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1984, posting 122, well above the relief pitcher average of 64.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 18, well below the relief pitcher average of 55.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 88 in 1985 to 18 in 1986 and 45 in 1988, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 18 to 122 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Bruce Sutter Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Innings Pitched
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Career10423126
Season Avg.86.8260.5
162 Game Avg.255.4766.13
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Bruce Sutter Innings Pitched Per Season

Bruce Sutter's Innings 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Bruce Sutter Innings Pitched by Team

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

Bruce Sutter Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

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

Bruce Sutter Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Bruce Sutter Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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