Alan Foster vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Alan Foster 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 104), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93). Alan Foster held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Bruce Sutter

Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4364
38.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Bruce Sutter

Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.24
93.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Bruce Sutter

Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
510.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
57.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.81
10.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
88.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-0.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
27.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
145.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100