Stew Bolen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Stew Bolen
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Stew Bolen 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 6.09 and 1.827 for Stew Bolen. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stew Bolen and Bruce Sutter

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
6.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
11.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
42.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
6.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.827
1.827
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
36.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Stew Bolen and Bruce Sutter

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.805
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stew Bolen and Bruce Sutter

Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
30.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
33.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stew Bolen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Stew Bolen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100