Player
Bruce Sutter HOF 2006
Player Info
- Full Name
- Howard Bruce
- Born
-
January 8, 1953
Lancaster, PA, USA - Died
- October 13, 2022
- Size
- 6'2" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- May 9, 1976
- Final Game
- September 9, 1988
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- Chicago Cubs 1976-1980
- St. Louis Cardinals 1981-1984
- Atlanta Braves 1985-1988
Honors
6 x All-Star
1984 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
1984 - Reliever of the Year Award
(NL)
1984 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1984 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1982 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
1982 - Reliever of the Year Award
(NL)
1982 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1982 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1982 - Babe Ruth Award
(NL)
1981 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(NL)
... and 8 more
Career Batting
661
G
.088
AVG
9
H
0
HR
6
RBI
.235
OPS
Career Pitching
68-71
W-L
2.83
ERA
661
G
861
SO
300
SV
1.14
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Atlanta Braves | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | Atlanta Braves | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 70 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 64 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 62 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .150 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Atlanta Braves | 1 | 4 | 4.76 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 45.1 | 40 | 11 |
| 1986 | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 4.34 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 18.2 | 16 | 9 |
| 1985 | Atlanta Braves | 7 | 7 | 4.48 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 88.0 | 52 | 29 |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 7 | 1.54 | 71 | 0 | 45 | 122.2 | 77 | 23 |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 10 | 4.23 | 60 | 0 | 21 | 89.0 | 64 | 30 |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 8 | 2.90 | 70 | 0 | 36 | 102.0 | 61 | 34 |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 5 | 2.62 | 48 | 0 | 25 | 82.0 | 57 | 24 |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 8 | 2.64 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 102.0 | 76 | 34 |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 6 | 2.22 | 62 | 0 | 37 | 101.0 | 110 | 32 |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 10 | 3.19 | 64 | 0 | 27 | 98.2 | 106 | 34 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 3 | 1.34 | 62 | 0 | 31 | 107.0 | 129 | 23 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 3 | 2.70 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 83.0 | 73 | 26 |