Lou Fiene vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Lou Fiene
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Lou Fiene 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.85 and 1.333 for Lou Fiene. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fiene and Bruce Sutter

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
37.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
34.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.17
37.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Lou Fiene and Bruce Sutter

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.346
2.346
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fiene and Bruce Sutter

Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
29
322.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
588.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
12.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-6.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Lou Fiene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lou Fiene
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100