Edwin Diaz vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Edwin Diaz a clear advantage over Bruce Sutter across the core pitching metrics. Edwin Diaz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 140 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 140 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 103). Edwin Diaz was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Diaz and Bruce Sutter

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
2.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
6.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
14.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.54
14.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.966
1.966
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
36.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.42
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
3.2
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1866
32.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.48
36.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Bruce Sutter

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
9.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
519.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Bruce Sutter

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
156300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100