Alex Beam vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Beam and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 6.5) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.444). Alex Beam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Bruce Sutter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Bruce Sutter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Bruce Sutter

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100