Lem Cross vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Lem Cross. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 7.66) and WHIP (1.220 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Bruce Sutter

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Bruce Sutter

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Bruce Sutter

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100