Nelson Briles vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Nelson Briles 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 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 125), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 93). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Bruce Sutter

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
3.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2141
9.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8858
37.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8184
34.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.75
37.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Bruce Sutter

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Bruce Sutter

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
452
509.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
528.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
192.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
41.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100