Jim Burton vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Burton
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Jim Burton. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.220 vs 1.473) and home runs allowed (0.67 per nine innings vs 0.97). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter 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 Jim Burton and Bruce Sutter

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.114
1.114
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
35.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Burton and Bruce Sutter

Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Burton and Bruce Sutter

Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100