Matt Chico vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Matt Chico
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Matt Chico 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 4.95 and 1.577 for Matt Chico. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Chico and Bruce Sutter

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
10.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
40.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
35.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Chico and Bruce Sutter

Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.674
0.674
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Chico and Bruce Sutter

Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
43
348.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
510.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
10.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
3.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Chico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Chico
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100