Josh Billings vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Josh Billings 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 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Bruce Sutter

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Bruce Sutter

Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Bruce Sutter

Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100