Homer Bailey vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Homer Bailey
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Homer Bailey 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 110), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Homer Bailey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Homer Bailey and Bruce Sutter

Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4205
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1401.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1455
9.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
2.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
7.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6039
38.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5432
34.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Homer Bailey and Bruce Sutter

Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4205
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1401.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.13
96.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Bailey and Bruce Sutter

Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
249
339.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
508.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
83.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
72.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.86
14.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
94.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
99.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
24.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
54.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
8.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
197.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Homer Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Homer Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100