Harry Eccles vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Rick Sutcliffe

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11548
38.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10222
34.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Rick Sutcliffe

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8093
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2697.2
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Rick Sutcliffe

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.36
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.93
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100