Aaron Harang vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Aaron Harang
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Aaron Harang 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 87), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 112), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 88). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Aaron Harang and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.23
47.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6966
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2445
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1842
7.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9975
38.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1177
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9021
34.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Aaron Harang and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6966
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Aaron Harang and Bruce Sutter

Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
388
311.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
747
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
538.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
52.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
44.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.37
5.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
61.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
57.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
16.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
28.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
-23.49
-18.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
236.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Harang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
55.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Aaron Harang
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100