John Cerutti was born on Thursday, April 28, 1960, in Albany, New York. Cerutti was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1985, with the Toronto Blue Jays. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Cerutti baseball stats page.
"When I first came to the big leagues, my best pitch was probably my curveball, even though I only threw it 25-35 percent of the time. As I learned to throw a better sinker, that became my best pitch. I was I had developed more change-ups, but that's another story." - Cerutti, John. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. James, Bill & Neyer, Rob. Touchstone Publishing. 15 June 2004.
John Cerutti![]() John Cerutti Autograph on a 1990 Score Baseball Card (#429) |
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John CeruttiJohn Cerutti Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1985 | 25 | Blue Jays | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1986 | 26 | Blue Jays | 34 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4.15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 145.1 | 616 | 150 | 67 | 73 | 25 | 47 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1987 | 27 | Blue Jays | 44 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 4.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151.1 | 638 | 144 | 74 | 75 | 30 | 59 | 5 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1988 | 28 | Blue Jays | 46 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 123.2 | 524 | 120 | 43 | 56 | 12 | 42 | 6 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1989 | 29 | Blue Jays | 33 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.07 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 205.1 | 856 | 214 | 70 | 90 | 19 | 53 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 1990 | 30 | Blue Jays | 30 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 609 | 162 | 74 | 77 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1991 | 31 | Tigers | 38 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88.2 | 389 | 94 | 45 | 49 | 9 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 229 | 116 | 33 | 49 | 43 | .533 | 3.94 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 861.0 | 3,668 | 894 | 377 | 427 | 119 | 291 | 27 | 398 | 34 | 18 | 8 | - | ||
John CeruttiJohn Cerutti Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1985 | 25 | Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 26 | Blue Jays | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | 27 | Blue Jays | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | 28 | Blue Jays | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 29 | Blue Jays | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | 30 | Blue Jays | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1991 | 31 | Tigers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
John CeruttiJohn Cerutti Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1985 Blue Jays | P | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
| 1986 Blue Jays | P | 34 | 20 | 436 | 29 | 0.9 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1987 Blue Jays | P | 44 | 21 | 454 | 21 | 0.5 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.19 |
| 1988 Blue Jays | P | 46 | 12 | 371 | 40 | 0.9 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
| 1989 Blue Jays | P | 33 | 31 | 616 | 62 | 1.9 | 61 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.67 |
| 1990 Blue Jays | P | 30 | 23 | 420 | 29 | 1.0 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
| 1991 Tigers | P | 38 | 8 | 266 | 24 | 0.6 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.13 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 229 | 116 | 2,583 | 206 | 0.9 | 201 | 54 | 147 | 5 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.10 | |
| 7 Years | 229 | 116 | 2,583 | 206 | 0.9 | 201 | 54 | 147 | 5 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.10 | |
John CeruttiJohn Cerutti Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1985 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 6.75 | 5.40 |
| 1986 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.89 | 5.51 | 2.91 |
| 1987 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 5.47 | 3.51 |
| 1988 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.55 | 4.73 | 3.06 |
| 1989 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 3.02 | 2.32 |
| 1990 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 3.15 |
| 1991 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.78 | 2.94 | 3.76 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.37 | 4.16 | 3.04 |
John CeruttiJohn Cerutti Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1985 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $90,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $115,000.00 | - | - |
| 1988 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $230,000.00 | - | - |
| 1989 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $417,000.00 | - | - |
| 1990 Toronto Blue Jays | 55 | $762,500.00 | - | - |
| 1991 Detroit Tigers | 55 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
| John Cerutti Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

John Joseph Cerutti was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays (1985-1990) and Detroit Tigers (1991). When Cerutti made his big league debut on September 1, 1985, he became the first former Christian Brothers Academy (Albany, NY) student to play in the majors!

John Cerutti Rookie Card | 1986 Donruss The Rookies Baseball Card (#20)
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Did you know that when the Toronto Blue Jays selected John Cerutti in the 1981 Baseball Draft, during the first round, he became the highest draft pick ever selected out of Amherst College, passing Rich Thompson?
Did you know that John Cerutti surrendered a grand slam to Don Mattingly on June 29, 1987, his second of the year in what would become a new all-time Major League record (6) for grand slams in a season?
Did you know that John Cerutti pitched a complete game June 7, 1989, the first Blue Jays victory in their new stadium — the Skydome?
John Cerutti Video | 7 June 1989 | Skydome
John Cerutti died on October 3, 2004, the last day of the regular season. He was a Blue Jays broadcaster / color commentator since 1997, and when he missed the pregame meeting that morning, police broke down the door at his hotel room, deceased at age 44 (natural causes / ventricular arrhythmia). The Blue Jays Good Guy award, given annually since 1977, by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, was posthumously awarded to Cerutti and renamed in his honor.