Jake Arrieta vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jake Arrieta and Rick Sutcliffe are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 87 for Jake Arrieta and 85 for Rick Sutcliffe, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 90 respectively. If forced to pick, Jake Arrieta gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Rick Sutcliffe

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.46
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.16
55.16
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1679
5.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11548
38.53
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.62
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10222
34.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Rick Sutcliffe

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.7
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
2.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
2.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.78
85.78
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Rick Sutcliffe

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
425.57
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
426
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
63
88.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
47
66.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.65
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.93
29.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
80
112.68
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.21
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
46
64.79
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
14.94
21.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.54
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100