Collin Balester vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Collin Balester
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Collin Balester 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 5.47 and 1.515 for Collin Balester. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Collin Balester and Bruce Sutter

Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
7.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
40.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
35.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Collin Balester and Bruce Sutter

Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Collin Balester and Bruce Sutter

Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
88
1257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
28
400
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
13.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
17.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100