Alex Ferson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Alex Ferson and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.37) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.561). Alex Ferson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.37 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Bruce Sutter

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Bruce Sutter

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Bruce Sutter

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
71.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
89.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
201.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100