Lafayette Dumas vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lafayette Dumas
Greatest GenerationOklahomaNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lafayette Dumas 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 4.3 and 1.357 for Lafayette Dumas. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Bruce Sutter

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.36
6.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
39.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
33.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Bruce Sutter

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lafayette Dumas and Bruce Sutter

Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
214.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
582.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
107.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
33.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
143.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
125.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
33.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lafayette Dumas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lafayette Dumas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100