Steve Bourgeois vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Steve Bourgeois
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Bourgeois 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 6.3 and 2.125 for Steve Bourgeois. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bruce Sutter

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
13.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.72
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
44.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
38.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bruce Sutter

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Bruce Sutter

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
15
642.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
85.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100