Ed Coughlin vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ed Coughlin
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

A full comparison isn't possible here, but the available career numbers offer some indication. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Ed Coughlin and Bruce Sutter — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Coughlin and Bruce Sutter

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
3.2
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Coughlin and Bruce Sutter

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Coughlin and Bruce Sutter

Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Coughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Coughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100