Belve Bean vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Belve Bean. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 5.32) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.634). 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 Belve Bean and Bruce Sutter

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Bruce Sutter

Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Bruce Sutter

Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
86
670.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100