Rube Benton vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Rube Benton 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 3.09 and 1.265 for Rube Benton. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Bruce Sutter

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10539
37.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Bruce Sutter

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Bruce Sutter

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
127.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
25.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100