Bill Bolden vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Bolden
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Bolden 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 5.25 and 1.750 for Bill Bolden. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bolden and Bruce Sutter

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.75
12.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Bolden and Bruce Sutter

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bolden and Bruce Sutter

Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Bolden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Bolden
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100