Wenty Ford vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Wenty Ford
Baby BoomersBahamasThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Wenty Ford 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 5.51 and 1.531 for Wenty Ford. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wenty Ford and Bruce Sutter

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
39.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
33.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Wenty Ford and Bruce Sutter

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wenty Ford and Bruce Sutter

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100