Terry Forster vs. Leroy Sutton — Career Comparison

Terry Forster
Baby BoomersSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leroy Sutton built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Forster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.23 and 1.405 for Terry Forster. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Forster and Leroy Sutton

Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.44
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.03
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
3.23
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3317
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105.2
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
8.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
8.88
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.72
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
6.44
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.37
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4700
38.26
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
38.53
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
2.59
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.7
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.76
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.58
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.28
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.81
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4114
33.49
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Terry Forster and Leroy Sutton

Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3319
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.39
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
2.49
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
2.37
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.1
95.1
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.473
0.473
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Forster and Leroy Sutton

Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
4325.58
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
600
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
544.19
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
548.28
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.904
0.904
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
181.4
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.91
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.88
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.69
102.52
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
20.52
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
258.14
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
230.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.887
0.887
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
97.67
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.61
115.89
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
18.85
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.95
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.79
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA