Ray Harrell vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ray Harrell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ray Harrell 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 5.7 and 1.703 for Ray Harrell. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Harrell and Bruce Sutter

Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
42.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
6.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1355
36.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.05
42.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ray Harrell and Bruce Sutter

Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.538
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Harrell and Bruce Sutter

Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
119
892.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
540
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
8.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.14
-16.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
195
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100