Brad Brink vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Brad Brink
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brad Brink 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 3.56 and 1.491 for Brad Brink. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Brink and Bruce Sutter

Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
35.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Brad Brink and Bruce Sutter

Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Brink and Bruce Sutter

Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100