Ryan Buchter vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Don Sutton built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 104), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95). Don Sutton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 141 vs 89). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Don Sutton

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.44
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.86
55.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1914
3.26
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
7.99
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.8
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
6.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
37.55
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
3.62
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19933
33.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Don Sutton

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.04
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
1.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
1.61
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Don Sutton

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
302.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1559
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1354
521.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
75.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.9
13.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
81.59
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
100.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.63
5.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
365
140.47
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100