Lefty Boone vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Bruce Sutter

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Bruce Sutter

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Bruce Sutter

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
362.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
2.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100