Sean Burnett vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Sean Burnett
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Sean Burnett across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 113), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 96). Sean Burnett held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
8.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
6.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
38.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
33.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
9.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
378.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Burnett and Bruce Sutter

Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
380
6514.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
12.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.15
-2.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sean Burnett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sean Burnett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100