Doug Davis vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Doug Davis
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Doug Davis 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 75), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 104), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 98). Doug Davis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Davis and Bruce Sutter

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1813
9.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
4.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1279
6.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7597
39.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6625
34.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Davis and Bruce Sutter

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.05
95.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.46
93.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Davis and Bruce Sutter

Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
306
393.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
530.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
36.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
4.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
54.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
50.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
32.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-17.03
-21.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
225.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
61.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100