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Bruce SuttervsJohn Montefusco

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Bruce Sutter

1976–1988 · 12 seasons

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John Montefusco

1974–1986 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Bruce Sutter and John Montefusco: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bruce Sutter	Stat	John Montefusco
12	Seasons	13
39.7	Career VAL	40.2
7.9 (1977)	Peak-season VAL	8.7 (1975)
Inducted 2006	Hall of Fame	—
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
6×	All-Star Selections	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
3	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bruce Sutter and John Montefusco have
Bruce Sutter	Stat	John Montefusco
Career
661	Games	302
Batting
9	Hits	44
0	Home runs	4
6	RBI	18
6	Runs	23
1	Stolen bases	1
7

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
68	Wins	90
71	Losses	83
300	Saves	5
1042.0	Innings pitched	1652.1
861	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,081
2.83	ERA	3.54
1.14	WHIP	1.28
132	ERA+	103

Age	Bruce Sutter	John Montefusco
23	3.3	—
24	7.9	0
25	2.6	8.7
26	6	8.1
27	4	5.2
28	3.3	3.4
29	2.9	1.8
30	1.4	0.3
31	7.1	1
32	0.7	5.7
33	—	4.3
34	—	1.7
35	0.5	—

Age	Bruce Sutter	John Montefusco
23	3.3	—
24	7.9	0
25	2.6	8.7
26	6	8.1
27	4	5.2
28	3.3	3.4
29	2.9	1.8
30	1.4	0.3
31	7.1	1
32	0.7	5.7
33	—	4.3
34	—	1.7
35	0.5	—

Age	Bruce Sutter	John Montefusco
23	3.3	—
24	7.9	0
25	2.6	8.7
26	6	8.1
27	4	5.2
28	3.3	3.4
29	2.9	1.8
30	1.4	0.3
31	7.1	1
32	0.7	5.7
33	—	4.3
34	—	1.7
35	0.5	—

Age	Bruce Sutter	John Montefusco
23	3.3	—
24	7.9	0
25	2.6	8.7
26	6	8.1
27	4	5.2
28	3.3	3.4
29	2.9	1.8
30	1.4	0.3
31	7.1	1
32	0.7	5.7
33	—	4.3
34	—	1.7
35	0.5	—