Jim Bagby vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Bagby 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 3.11 and 1.286 for Jim Bagby. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7533
37.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
769
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
34.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
546.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
83.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
26.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
24.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100