Joe Dawson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Dawson 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 4.15 and 1.448 for Joe Dawson. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dawson and Bruce Sutter

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
8.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
39.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Dawson and Bruce Sutter

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dawson and Bruce Sutter

Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
85
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
543.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100