Josh Beckett vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Josh Beckett 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 99), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 106), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 97). Josh Beckett held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 105). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Bruce Sutter

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
8.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8579
37.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7767
34.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Bruce Sutter

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Bruce Sutter

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
517.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
197.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100