Norm Branch vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Norm Branch
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Norm Branch. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 3.73) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.548). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Norm Branch and Bruce Sutter

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
39.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
33.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Norm Branch and Bruce Sutter

Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Branch and Bruce Sutter

Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
37
1585.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-29.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Norm Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Norm Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100