Tim Birtsas vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Tim Birtsas across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Sutter

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
6.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Sutter

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
3.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Bruce Sutter

Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100