David Cone vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

David Cone 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. David Cone led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Cone.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Bruce Sutter

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
3.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Bruce Sutter

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Bruce Sutter

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
81.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
70.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.51
15.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
93.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
105.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
9.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
116.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100