Shane Bieber vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Shane Bieber
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shane Bieber 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. Shane Bieber led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 133 vs 103), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 136). Role difference aside, Shane Bieber holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shane Bieber and Bruce Sutter

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
8.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
10.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
36.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3342
34.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Shane Bieber and Bruce Sutter

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2650
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
883.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shane Bieber and Bruce Sutter

Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
5362.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
11.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-17.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shane Bieber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shane Bieber
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100