Myrl Brown vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Myrl Brown
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Myrl Brown 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 5.97 and 1.587 for Myrl Brown. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Myrl Brown and Bruce Sutter

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
37.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Myrl Brown and Bruce Sutter

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.571
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Myrl Brown and Bruce Sutter

Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
280
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
52.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
70.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Myrl Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Myrl Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100