Stan Bahnsen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Stan Bahnsen
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Stan Bahnsen 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 85). Stan Bahnsen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Bruce Sutter

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.49
49.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1013
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7587
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2529
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2440
8.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10701
38.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9603
34.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Bruce Sutter

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7586
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2528.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Bruce Sutter

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
575
635.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
529.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
61.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
49.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.21
12.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
78.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
83.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
24.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
44.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.73
-3.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
225
248.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
47.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100