Matt Clement vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Matt Clement
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Matt Clement 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 80), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 102). Matt Clement held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Matt Clement and Bruce Sutter

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.29
50.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
8.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
39.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5351
34.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Clement and Bruce Sutter

Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
94.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Clement and Bruce Sutter

Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
239
349.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
509.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
48.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
8.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
49.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.43
-9.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
174
254.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100