Matt Ford vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Matt Ford
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational 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 Matt Ford. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.33) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.534). 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 Matt Ford and Bruce Sutter

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.076
1.076
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
35.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Ford and Bruce Sutter

Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Ford and Bruce Sutter

Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
25
1875
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
44.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
31.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Matt Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100