Kyle Davies vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Kyle Davies
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Kyle Davies 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 78), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 93). Kyle Davies held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Davies and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2311
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
770.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
10.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
6.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3488
40.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
5.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.618
1.618
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3055
35.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Kyle Davies and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2311
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
770.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Davies and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
153
1020
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
69
460
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
26.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
16.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
166.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100