Manny Acosta vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Manny Acosta
MillenialPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York MetsNational 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 Manny Acosta across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Manny Acosta held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Manny Acosta and Bruce Sutter

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
8.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
38.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
33.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Manny Acosta and Bruce Sutter

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
8.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Manny Acosta and Bruce Sutter

Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
19971.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Manny Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Manny Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100