Sam Clay vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Sam Clay
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Sam Clay. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 5.9) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.788). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Bruce Sutter

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.72
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Bruce Sutter

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Bruce Sutter

Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100