Joe Cascarella vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Cascarella
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Cascarella 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 4.84 and 1.607 for Joe Cascarella. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cascarella and Bruce Sutter

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1622
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
540.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
10.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
40.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
35.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.45
40.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Cascarella and Bruce Sutter

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.944
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cascarella and Bruce Sutter

Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
143
471.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
543.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
11.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
72.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
6
19.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
52.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.45
-1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
10
32.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Cascarella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Cascarella
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100