Alan Fowlkes vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Alan Fowlkes
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Alan Fowlkes 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 5.48 and 1.630 for Alan Fowlkes. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Fowlkes and Bruce Sutter

Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
11.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
41.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.598
1.598
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Alan Fowlkes and Bruce Sutter

Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Fowlkes and Bruce Sutter

Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
23
475.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
8.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.26
-5.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
206.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Fowlkes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Alan Fowlkes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100