Ed Head vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ed Head 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 3.48 and 1.308 for Ed Head. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Bruce Sutter

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
8.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1953
37.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Bruce Sutter

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Bruce Sutter

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100