Jason Bere vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jason Bere
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jason Bere 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 66), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Jason Bere held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Jason Bere and Bruce Sutter

Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
8.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
7.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4987
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4241
34.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jason Bere and Bruce Sutter

Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3333
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.21
96.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Bere and Bruce Sutter

Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
211
695.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
530.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
98.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
23.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
125.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
29.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
5
16.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
19.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
197.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Bere
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jason Bere
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100