Oil Can Boyd vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Oil Can Boyd
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Oil Can Boyd 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 102), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 129), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 98). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Oil Can Boyd and Bruce Sutter

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.32
50.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4169
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
9.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
5.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5831
37.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.292
1.292
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5363
34.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Oil Can Boyd and Bruce Sutter

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4169
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.472
1.472
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oil Can Boyd and Bruce Sutter

Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
214
1136.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
95
504.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.74
-25.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
207.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Oil Can Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Oil Can Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100