Ryan Bowen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ryan Bowen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ryan Bowen 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 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Bruce Sutter

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
9.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
5.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Bruce Sutter

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Bruce Sutter

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
546.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.17
27.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
128.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
23.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
192.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100