Aaron Ashby vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Aaron Ashby
Gen ZMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Aaron Ashby 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 3.62 and 1.274 for Aaron Ashby. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Ashby and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.8
26.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
7.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
10.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
38.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
1.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
33.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Aaron Ashby and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.8
26.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Ashby and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
14700
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
7.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
21.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Ashby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Ashby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100