Fred Besana vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Fred Besana
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Besana 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 5.6 and 2.038 for Fred Besana. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Besana and Bruce Sutter

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
47.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.038
2.038
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.38
47.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Besana and Bruce Sutter

Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Besana and Bruce Sutter

Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
7
840
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Besana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Besana
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100