Richard Sutcliffe is a former MLB pitcher. Sutcliffe's first full season in the majors was 1979. He won 17 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was the first of four consecutive Rookies of the Year for the Dodgers from 1979–1982

Sutcliffe played with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994. A right-hander, Sutcliffe was a three-time All-Star. He won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 1979 and the NL Cy Young Award in 1984. Although Sutcliffe did not appear on the Dodgers' roster for their 1981 World Series championship run, he was awarded a World Series ring by the team. Sutcliffe won 31 games over the course of the next two seasons for Cleveland and led the AL in earned run average in 1982. In mid-1984, Cleveland traded a struggling Sutcliffe to the Chicago Cubs. Sutcliffe rebounded and won 16 games for the Cubs while losing only one, helping them to the division championship. He also was presented 1987's Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a Major League player who demonstrates sportsmanship and community involvement.

Sutcliffe has served as an analyst for ESPN since 1998, when he served as a guest analyst for ESPN Radio’s coverage of that seasons MLB playoffs. He joined the network full-time in March 1999 and has appeared on Wednesday Night Baseball since 2002.