Larry Foss vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Larry Foss 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 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foss and Bruce Sutter

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
1.111
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Larry Foss and Bruce Sutter

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foss and Bruce Sutter

Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.04
-3.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100