Jim Acker vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Jim Acker across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 92). Jim Acker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Bruce Sutter

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
1.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Bruce Sutter

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Bruce Sutter

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100