Patsy Flaherty vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Patsy Flaherty
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Patsy Flaherty 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 3.1 and 1.246 for Patsy Flaherty. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Patsy Flaherty and Bruce Sutter

Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.37
44.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.71
86.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
3.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3908
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1302.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
1.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5384
37.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4997
34.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Patsy Flaherty and Bruce Sutter

Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.35
92.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.918
2.918
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Patsy Flaherty and Bruce Sutter

Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
235
207.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
551.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
108.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
75.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
33.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.9
44.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
164.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
144.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
46.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
61.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
103.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.76
44.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
113.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Patsy Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Patsy Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100