Mike Cuellar vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Cuellar 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 107), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 107). Mike Cuellar held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11505
36.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10532
33.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.88
36.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Bruce Sutter

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
27.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
52.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
36.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100