Pop Andrews vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Pop Andrews
UnknownThrows LeftBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Pop Andrews 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 3.68 and 1.413 for Pop Andrews. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pop Andrews and Bruce Sutter

Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
11.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
39.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
36.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Pop Andrews and Bruce Sutter

Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
351.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.69
94.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.277
2.277
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.4
23.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pop Andrews and Bruce Sutter

Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
44
154.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
547.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
154.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
112.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.22
74.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
217.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
189.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
154.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.86
83.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pop Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100