Alex Burnett vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Alex Burnett
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Alex Burnett across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 85), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 75). Alex Burnett held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alex Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
9.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
172.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
5.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
1.045
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
39.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
34.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alex Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
9.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
172.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
177
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100