Gene Ford vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Gene Ford. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 9.56) and WHIP (1.220 vs 2.188). 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 Gene Ford and Bruce Sutter

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Bruce Sutter

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Bruce Sutter

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100