Sam Cooper vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Bruce Sutter

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Bruce Sutter

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Bruce Sutter

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100