Dick Conger vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Dick Conger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Dick Conger 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 5.14 and 1.729 for Dick Conger. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conger and Bruce Sutter

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
41.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Dick Conger and Bruce Sutter

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conger and Bruce Sutter

Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-17.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100