Leo Hannibal vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Leo Hannibal
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Leo Hannibal 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 5.18 and 1.697 for Leo Hannibal. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bruce Sutter

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
10.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
41.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
35.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bruce Sutter

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Hannibal and Bruce Sutter

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
23
306.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
43.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
52.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100