Bill Butler vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Butler
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Butler 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 74), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 95). Bill Butler held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Bill Butler and Bruce Sutter

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.66
39.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.18
64.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1775
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
591.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
8.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
6.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2584
39.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2232
33.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Butler and Bruce Sutter

Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1776
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.18
64.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Butler and Bruce Sutter

Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
134
604.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
527.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
67.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.08
-27.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
79
356.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100