Shawn Chacon vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Shawn Chacon 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 73), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 82). Shawn Chacon held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bruce Sutter

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
4.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
8.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
6.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4130
40.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3504
34.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bruce Sutter

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bruce Sutter

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
530.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
96.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
8.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
208.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100