Jim Bivin vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Bivin 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 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bivin and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Bivin and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bivin and Bruce Sutter

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
16.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100