Chris Flexen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Chris Flexen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Flexen 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 103), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94). Chris Flexen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Flexen and Bruce Sutter

Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
6.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3025
39.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720
35.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Chris Flexen and Bruce Sutter

Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Flexen and Bruce Sutter

Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
5494.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
20.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
11.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
221.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100