Rookie Davis vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Rookie Davis
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Rookie 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 8.05 and 2.077 for Rookie 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 Rookie Davis and Bruce Sutter

Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
12.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
7.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
45.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
37.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.17
45.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Rookie Davis and Bruce Sutter

Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rookie Davis and Bruce Sutter

Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
800
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
39.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
28.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rookie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rookie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100