Clint Blume vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.08 and 1.415 for Rick Sutcliffe. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Rick Sutcliffe

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.57
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.16
55.16
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.08
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.79
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
3.61
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10222
34.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Rick Sutcliffe

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8093
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2697.2
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Rick Sutcliffe

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
513.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.93
29.16
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.36
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.36
25.9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
31.05
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100