Wally Bunker vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Wally Bunker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Wally Bunker 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 111), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 104). Wally Bunker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wally Bunker and Bruce Sutter

Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.79
73.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
3.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
8.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.832
0.832
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4472
37.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
34.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Wally Bunker and Bruce Sutter

Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3256
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.89
96.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.79
73.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Bunker and Bruce Sutter

Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
207
321.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
514.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
48.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
35.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.89
12.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
60.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
104.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
57.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.44
-2.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
55.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
225.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wally Bunker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wally Bunker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100