Jose Acevedo vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jose Acevedo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jose Acevedo built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.74 and 1.485 for Jose Acevedo. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acevedo and Bruce Sutter

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
10.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
6.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.994
0.994
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
39.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
6.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1472
35.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jose Acevedo and Bruce Sutter

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.558
0.558
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acevedo and Bruce Sutter

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
104
520
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
120
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
101
505
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
5.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
14
70
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-16.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
61
305
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100