John Foster vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

John Foster
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational 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 John Foster. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.9) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.615). 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 John Foster and Bruce Sutter

John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
13.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
8.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
35.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for John Foster and Bruce Sutter

John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
13.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foster and Bruce Sutter

John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100