Nino Espinosa vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Nino Espinosa 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 112), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98). Nino Espinosa held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bruce Sutter

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3476
38.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bruce Sutter

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bruce Sutter

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100