Brandon Duckworth vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Brandon Duckworth
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brandon Duckworth 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 5.28 and 1.571 for Brandon Duckworth. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Duckworth and Bruce Sutter

Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
5.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
9.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
6.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2294
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
35.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Brandon Duckworth and Bruce Sutter

Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
94.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Duckworth and Bruce Sutter

Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
134
604.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
509.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
112.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
32.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
130.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
157.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.35
37.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
99.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Brandon Duckworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brandon Duckworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100