Tom Drake vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tom Drake
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Tom Drake. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 6.13) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.941). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Tom Drake and Bruce Sutter

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
43.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
36.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Drake and Bruce Sutter

Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Drake and Bruce Sutter

Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1425
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
55.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100