Ed Albrecht vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ed Albrecht
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ed Albrecht 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 5.4 and 1.543 for Ed Albrecht. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Albrecht and Bruce Sutter

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
40.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
31.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Albrecht and Bruce Sutter

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Albrecht and Bruce Sutter

Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ed Albrecht
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Albrecht
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100