Gerrit Cole vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 120 vs 103), and strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 105). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 116). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gerrit Cole.

Pitching Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bruce Sutter

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7233
33.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bruce Sutter

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gerrit Cole and Bruce Sutter

Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
526.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
234.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100