Jeremy Hefner vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jeremy Hefner
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jeremy Hefner 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 4.65 and 1.346 for Jeremy Hefner. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Bruce Sutter

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
9.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
6.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.963
0.963
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
38.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
35.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Bruce Sutter

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Hefner and Bruce Sutter

Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
50
461.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
52
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
10.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.52
-23.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
295.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jeremy Hefner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jeremy Hefner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100