Tony Brizzolara vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tony Brizzolara
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Tony Brizzolara 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 5.06 and 1.545 for Tony Brizzolara. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Bruce Sutter

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
10.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
2.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
40.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
36.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Bruce Sutter

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
156.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.705
0.705
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Brizzolara and Bruce Sutter

Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
44
550
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
525
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.94
-36.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tony Brizzolara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tony Brizzolara
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100