Dane Dunning vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Dane Dunning
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Dane Dunning 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 92), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 100), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 94). Dane Dunning held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dane Dunning and Bruce Sutter

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
8.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
8.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2562
38.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2285
34.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Dane Dunning and Bruce Sutter

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1780
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
593.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dane Dunning and Bruce Sutter

Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
20400
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dane Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dane Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100