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Kent TekulvevsRick Sutcliffe

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

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Kent Tekulve

1974–1989 · 16 seasons

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Rick Sutcliffe

1976–1994 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Kent Tekulve and Rick Sutcliffe: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Kent Tekulve	Stat	Rick Sutcliffe
16	Seasons	18
60.3	Career VAL	46.3
7.0 (1986)	Peak-season VAL	7.0 (1979)
1×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Cy Young Awards	1×
—	Rookie of the Year	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
2	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Kent Tekulve and Rick Sutcliffe have
Kent Tekulve	Stat	Rick Sutcliffe
Career
1,050	Games	466
Batting
10	Hits	102
0	Home runs	4
2	RBI	55
8	Runs	42
0	Stolen bases	4
6

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
94	Wins	171
90	Losses	139
184	Saves	6
1436.2	Innings pitched	2697.2
779	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,679
2.85	ERA	4.08
1.25	WHIP	1.39
129	ERA+	95

Age	Kent Tekulve	Rick Sutcliffe
23	—	7
24	—	0
25	—	0.4
26	—	6.9
27	—	1.7
28	2.7	6
29	4.8	3.6
30	4.7	0.3
31	6.1	6.4
32	6.3	3.8
33	1.7	6.1
34	3.1	—
35	4	1.8
36	6.2	2.3
37	3.3	0
38	2.2	0
39	7	—
40	5.6	—
41	2.6	—
42	0	—

Age	Kent Tekulve	Rick Sutcliffe
23	—	7
24	—	0
25	—	0.4
26	—	6.9
27	—	1.7
28	2.7	6
29	4.8	3.6
30	4.7	0.3
31	6.1	6.4
32	6.3	3.8
33	1.7	6.1
34	3.1	—
35	4	1.8
36	6.2	2.3
37	3.3	0
38	2.2	0
39	7	—
40	5.6	—
41	2.6	—
42	0	—

Age	Kent Tekulve	Rick Sutcliffe
23	—	7
24	—	0
25	—	0.4
26	—	6.9
27	—	1.7
28	2.7	6
29	4.8	3.6
30	4.7	0.3
31	6.1	6.4
32	6.3	3.8
33	1.7	6.1
34	3.1	—
35	4	1.8
36	6.2	2.3
37	3.3	0
38	2.2	0
39	7	—
40	5.6	—
41	2.6	—
42	0	—

Age	Kent Tekulve	Rick Sutcliffe
23	—	7
24	—	0
25	—	0.4
26	—	6.9
27	—	1.7
28	2.7	6
29	4.8	3.6
30	4.7	0.3
31	6.1	6.4
32	6.3	3.8
33	1.7	6.1
34	3.1	—
35	4	1.8
36	6.2	2.3
37	3.3	0
38	2.2	0
39	7	—
40	5.6	—
41	2.6	—
42	0	—