Mike Caldwell vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Caldwell
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Caldwell 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 87). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Caldwell and Bruce Sutter

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7226
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2408.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
9.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
3.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
37.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9355
34.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Caldwell and Bruce Sutter

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7228
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2409.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.84
64.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Caldwell and Bruce Sutter

Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
476
1175.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
533.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
83.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
13.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
101.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
93.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
46.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100