Kyle Farnsworth vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Kyle Farnsworth across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 57). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
3.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Bruce Sutter

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100