Tom Bruno vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tom Bruno
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Tom Bruno a clear advantage over Bruce Sutter across the core pitching metrics. Tom Bruno led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 94). Tom Bruno was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Bruno and Bruce Sutter

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
34.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.39
40.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Bruno and Bruce Sutter

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Bruno and Bruce Sutter

Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
69
2070
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
6.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-8.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Bruno
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Bruno
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100