Brian Fisher vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Brian Fisher
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brian Fisher 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 84), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 84). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fisher and Bruce Sutter

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
8.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.972
0.972
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758
38.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
34.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Brian Fisher and Bruce Sutter

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.28
29.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fisher and Bruce Sutter

Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
222
1091.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
516.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.1
25.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
103.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
113.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
11.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brian Fisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100