Bob Hall vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bob Hall
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Hall 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 5.4 and 1.637 for Bob Hall. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Hall and Bruce Sutter

Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.34
30.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
830
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
276.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
40.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
5.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.637
1.637
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
35.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Hall and Bruce Sutter

Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.562
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Hall and Bruce Sutter

Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
89
702.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
568.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
118.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
40.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
55.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
38.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
236.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100