Ed Barry vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ed Barry 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 3.53 and 1.253 for Ed Barry. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Bruce Sutter

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
37.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.253
1.253
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
33.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.59
37.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Bruce Sutter

Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Bruce Sutter

Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
266.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
511.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
12.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-4.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100