Barry Cort vs. Willie Sudhoff — Career Comparison

Barry Cort
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barry Cort built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie Sudhoff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Cort posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 3.6 and 1.338 for Willie Sudhoff. By the career numbers, Barry Cort had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Cort and Willie Sudhoff

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.59
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.21
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.04
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.44
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.59
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.97
85.97
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.86
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
3.6
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6226
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075.1
9
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.25
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2173
9.42
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.62
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.29
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
2.24
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8810
38.21
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
4.95
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
32.92
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8082
35.05
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Barry Cort and Willie Sudhoff

Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.59
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.22
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.25
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6708
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
9
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.53
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.16
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.26
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
3.94
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.68
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
20.2
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Cort and Willie Sudhoff

Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
196.75
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
600
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
836
542.86
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
96.75
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
79.87
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.39
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.84
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.65
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.88
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.92
32.41
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
120.78
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
138.96
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
50
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
37.01
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
86.36
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.42
32.09
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.9
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
38.31
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
180
116.88
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.94
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.44
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Sudhoff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100