Lance Davis vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lance 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance Davis. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Davis and Bruce Sutter

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Bruce Sutter

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Bruce Sutter

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
9.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-7.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100