Bun Hayes vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bun Hayes
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bun Hayes 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 5.95 and 1.586 for Bun Hayes. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bun Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
10.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
40.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1478
35.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bun Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bun Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
79
278.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
116.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
105.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
34.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
130.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
148.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.54
40.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
170
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100