Jim Britt vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Britt 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 4.26 and 1.624 for Jim Britt. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Bruce Sutter

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Bruce Sutter

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.62
75.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Bruce Sutter

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
91
133.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
580.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
34.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
148.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.82
39.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100