Joe Boyle vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Boyle 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 4.98 and 1.444 for Joe Boyle. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boyle and Bruce Sutter

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
39.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
33.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Bruce Sutter

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Bruce Sutter

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100