Jim Hayes vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim Hayes
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim 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 8.36 and 2.179 for Jim 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 Jim Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
45.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.179
2.179
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
38.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.96
45.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hayes and Bruce Sutter

Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
27.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
39.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100