Anthony DeSclafani vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Anthony DeSclafani
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Anthony DeSclafani 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 123), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 110), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 101). Anthony DeSclafani held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Anthony DeSclafani and Bruce Sutter

Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.67
48.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.64
89.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2944
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
981.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
7.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4134
37.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3767
34.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Anthony DeSclafani and Bruce Sutter

Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
2944
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
981.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.64
89.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Anthony DeSclafani and Bruce Sutter

Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
196
415.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
544.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
11.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
74.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
80.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.59
-7.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
144
305.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Anthony DeSclafani
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
33.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Anthony DeSclafani
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100