Jose Cano vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jose Cano 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Bruce Sutter

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Bruce Sutter

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Bruce Sutter

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100