Jack Billingham vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jack Billingham
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jack Billingham 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 71), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94). Jack Billingham held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Billingham and Bruce Sutter

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.08
64.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
949
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6692
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2272
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9487
38.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1069
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8496
34.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jack Billingham and Bruce Sutter

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
1.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6695
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
1.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.08
64.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Billingham and Bruce Sutter

Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
476
435.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
511.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
56.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
8.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
64.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
81.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
21.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
40.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.05
-6.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
188.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Billingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
63.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jack Billingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100