King Brockett vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

King Brockett
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

King Brockett 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 3.43 and 1.382 for King Brockett. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for King Brockett and Bruce Sutter

King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.15
48.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
8.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1214
37.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1077
33.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for King Brockett and Bruce Sutter

King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
5.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.434
2.434
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.4
43.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for King Brockett and Bruce Sutter

King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
54
249.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
558.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
152.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.04
50.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
161.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
180
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.74
63.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Brockett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
King Brockett
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100