What years did Bruce Hurst play?

Bruce Hurst played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994.

Was Bruce Hurst a pitcher?

Yes. Bruce Hurst pitched in the major leagues, recording 145 wins and 1689 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bruce Hurst hit?

Bruce Hurst hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

What was Bruce Hurst's career batting average?

Bruce Hurst batted .113 over his career, with 31 hits in 274 at bats.

How many RBI did Bruce Hurst have?

Bruce Hurst drove in 8 runs in his career.

What was Bruce Hurst's career ERA?

Bruce Hurst finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 145-113 with 1,689 strikeouts.

Bruce Hurst

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1994)

Bruce Hurst was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 15 seasons. Across 379 career appearances, he went 145-113 with a 3.92 ERA and 1,689 strikeouts. He also batted .113 with 0 home runs. Bruce Hurst was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10409.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 8, 2026

W–L 145–113

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,689

Pitcher PIV 10409.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 3/24/1958 in St. George, UT, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-04-12
Last Game: 1994-06-18
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Bruce Vee Hurst

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bruce Hurst — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
145	113	379	359	83	23	0	2417.3	2,463	1,052	258	740	1,689	3.92	10409.6

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bruce Hurst Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	BOS	AL	2	2	12	7	0	0	30.7	39	31	16	16	9.10	3.84 (-137%)	-1014.8
1981	BOS	AL	2	0	5	5	0	0	23.0	23	11	12	11	4.30	3.58 (-20%)	-184.6
1982	BOS	AL	3	7	28	19	0	0	117.0	161	75	40	53	5.77	3.86 (-49%)	-2421.9
1983	BOS	AL	12	12	33	32	6	2	211.3	241	96	62	115	4.09	3.87 (-6%)	-371.8
1984	BOS	AL	12	12	33	33	9	2	218.0	232	95	88	136	3.92	3.81 (-3%)	-2691.8
1985	BOS	AL	11	13	35	31	6	1	229.3	243	115	70	189	4.51	3.89 (-16%)	871.8
1986	BOS	AL	13	8	25	25	11	4	174.3	169	58	50	167	2.99	3.97 (+25%)	3896.4
1987	BOS	AL	15	13	33	33	15	3	238.7	239	117	76	190	4.41	4.29 (-3%)	878.6
1988	BOS	AL	18	6	33	32	7	1	216.7	222	88	65	166	3.66	3.73 (+2%)	1749.8
1989	SDN	NL	15	11	33	33	10	2	244.7	214	73	66	179	2.69	3.71 (+28%)	4826.7
1990	SDN	NL	11	9	33	33	9	4	223.7	188	78	63	162	3.14	3.86 (+19%)	2471.7
1991	SDN	NL	15	8	31	31	4	0	221.7	201	81	59	141	3.29	3.91 (+16%)	2848.5
1992	SDN	NL	14	9	32	32	6	4	217.3	223	93	51	131	3.85	3.75 (-3%)	839.5
1993	SDN	NL	0	1	2	2	0	0	4.3	9	6	3	3	12.46	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	0	1	3	3	0	0	8.7	6	5	3	6	5.19	—	0.0
1994	TEX	AL	2	1	8	8	0	0	38.0	53	30	16	24	7.11	4.51 (-57%)	-1288.4
Career · 16 seasons			145	113	379	359	83	23	2,417.1	2,463	1,052	740	1,689	3.92	—	10,410

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Bruce Hurst — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
380	274	11	31	5	0	0	8	0	20	141	.113	.173	.131	.305	-2,382

Career AVG .113 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.

Career OBP .173 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 46.6% below league average.

Career SLG .131 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 66.3% below league average.

Career OPS .305 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 57.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bruce Hurst Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	BOS	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BOS	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BOS	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SDN	NL	33	70	4	5	0	0	9	47	.071	.254 (-72%)	.319 (-45%)	.375 (-81%)	.694 (-64%)	-676.8
1990	SDN	NL	33	67	2	6	0	1	4	43	.090	.257 (-65%)	.324 (-57%)	.385 (-77%)	.710 (-68%)	-704.9
1991	SDN	NL	31	67	3	9	1	6	4	23	.134	.255 (-47%)	.323 (-43%)	.384 (-61%)	.708 (-53%)	-552.0
1992	SDN	NL	33	69	2	11	4	1	3	27	.159	.255 (-38%)	.322 (-40%)	.377 (-42%)	.699 (-41%)	-448.4
1993	SDN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	COL	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TEX	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			380	274	11	31	5	8	20	141	.113	—	—	—	—	-2,382

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bruce Hurst — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bruce Hurst — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1988	ALCS	BOS	2	0	0	.000
1986	ALCS	BOS	2	0	0	.000
1986	WS	BOS	3	3	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bruce Hurst — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	7	7	0	51.0	46	13	12	37	2.29

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bruce Hurst — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1988	ALCS	BOS	0	2	2	2	13.0	10	4	5	12	2.77
1986	ALCS	BOS	1	0	2	2	15.0	18	4	1	8	2.40
1986	WS	BOS	2	0	3	3	23.0	18	5	6	17	1.96

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bruce Hurst — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	140	7	12	0	1	.086
Away	178	134	4	19	0	7	.142

Pitching — Home / Away

Bruce Hurst — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	201	1300.1	1289	552	393	971	3.82
Away	178	1117.0	1174	500	347	718	4.03

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bruce Hurst — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-06-18	TEX	OAK	—	3.0	6	4	4	1	2	0
1994-06-13	TEX	SEA	W	5.2	6	5	5	1	3	1
1994-06-08	TEX	NYY	—	5.1	10	4	4	2	5	2
1994-06-03	TEX	BOS	W	5.0	9	2	2	2	4	0
1994-05-28	TEX	BOS	—	6.2	2	1	1	2	5	1
1994-05-22	TEX	SEA	L	5.2	6	5	5	5	3	1
1994-05-17	TEX	OAK	—	4.0	8	7	7	3	1	2
1994-05-10	TEX	LAA	—	2.2	6	2	2	0	1	1
1993-09-24	COL	CIN	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1993-09-18	COL	LAD	L	3.0	3	3	3	2	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bruce Hurst — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	379	359	98	355	15	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bruce Hurst — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	BOS	P	12	7	1	4	0	0
1981	BOS	P	5	5	0	2	0	0
1982	BOS	P	28	19	6	22	1	1
1983	BOS	P	33	32	12	34	2	2
1984	BOS	P	33	33	10	30	0	1
1985	BOS	P	35	31	11	32	3	0
1986	BOS	P	25	25	7	18	2	2
1987	BOS	P	33	33	12	34	3	2
1988	BOS	P	33	32	7	31	0	0
1989	SDN	P	33	33	8	42	0	2
1990	SDN	P	33	33	7	34	1	3
1991	SDN	P	31	31	7	33	2	2
1992	SDN	P	32	32	10	32	1	0
1993	SDN	P	2	2	0	1	0	0
1993	COL	P	3	3	0	3	0	0
1994	TEX	P	8	8	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bruce Hurst Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	379

Awards & Honors

Bruce Hurst — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1988	Pitcher of the Month	August
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-05-09
1986	Pitcher of the Month	September
1986	Player of the Week	Week of 1986-05-09
1984	Player of the Week	Week of 1984-05-25

Salary History

Bruce Hurst — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	SDN	NL	$3,000,000
1992	SDN	NL	$3,000,000
1991	SDN	NL	$1,883,334
1990	SDN	NL	$1,633,333
1989	SDN	NL	$1,733,333
1988	BOS	AL	$900,000
1987	BOS	AL	$700,000
1986	BOS	AL	$495,000
1985	BOS	AL	$300,000
Total Career Earnings			$13,645,000

Award Voting History

Bruce Hurst — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1988	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	12.0	140	0
1988	Most Valuable Player	AL	14th	15.0	392	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Hurst

What years did Bruce Hurst play?: Bruce Hurst played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1994.
Was Bruce Hurst a pitcher?: Yes. Bruce Hurst pitched in the major leagues, recording 145 wins and 1689 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bruce Hurst hit?: Bruce Hurst hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.
What was Bruce Hurst's career batting average?: Bruce Hurst batted .113 over his career, with 31 hits in 274 at bats.
How many RBI did Bruce Hurst have?: Bruce Hurst drove in 8 runs in his career.
What was Bruce Hurst's career ERA?: Bruce Hurst finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 145-113 with 1,689 strikeouts.