Fred Blaylock vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Bruce Sutter

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Bruce Sutter

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Bruce Sutter

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100