Jim Cosman vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Cosman
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Cosman 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 3.05 and 1.355 for Jim Cosman. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Cosman and Bruce Sutter

Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
38.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
30.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Cosman and Bruce Sutter

Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Cosman and Bruce Sutter

Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-22.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Cosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Cosman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100