Preacher Henry vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Preacher Henry
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BearsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Preacher Henry 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 4.61 and 1.538 for Preacher Henry. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Preacher Henry and Bruce Sutter

Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1782
40.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1555
35.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Preacher Henry and Bruce Sutter

Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.08
83.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Preacher Henry and Bruce Sutter

Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
66
252.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
515.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
11.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-1.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
10
38.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Preacher Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Preacher Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100