Jesse Haines vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jesse Haines
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jesse Haines 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 3.64 and 1.350 for Jesse Haines. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Haines and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.07
57.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.91
69.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
3.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9626
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3208.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3460
9.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13644
38.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12716
35.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jesse Haines and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.365
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Haines and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
560
276.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1214
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1124
555.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
103.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
89.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.2
25.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
121.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
118.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
37.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
39.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
75.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.15
23.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
14.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
121.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
29.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Haines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Haines
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100