Trevor Cahill vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Trevor Cahill
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Trevor Cahill 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 79), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 87). Trevor Cahill held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Trevor Cahill and Bruce Sutter

Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.49
46.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4523
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
8.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
3.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6460
38.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5680
33.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Trevor Cahill and Bruce Sutter

Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4523
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
2.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Trevor Cahill and Bruce Sutter

Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
363
1008.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
530.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
52.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
10.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
77.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
52.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.61
-4.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
186.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Trevor Cahill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
55.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Trevor Cahill
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100