James Burke vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

James Burke
UnknownMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Burke and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. James Burke posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.135 vs 1.220) and home runs allowed (0.27 per nine innings vs 0.67). Bruce Sutter had the advantage in ERA (2.83 vs 3.02). By the career numbers, James Burke had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Burke and Bruce Sutter

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1002
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
9.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1422
38.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for James Burke and Bruce Sutter

James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.91
81.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Burke and Bruce Sutter

James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
49
147.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
581.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
93.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.52
40.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
168.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
144.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
63.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
43.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.75
49.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
James Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
James Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100