Gene Collins vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gene Collins 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 5.21 and 1.829 for Gene Collins. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Collins and Bruce Sutter

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
33.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Bruce Sutter

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Bruce Sutter

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
342.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
531.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100