Gil Heredia vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Gil Heredia
Gen XArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gil Heredia 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. Gil Heredia led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 169 vs 136), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gil Heredia.

Pitching Stats for Gil Heredia and Bruce Sutter

Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
10.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4093
38.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3789
35.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Gil Heredia and Bruce Sutter

Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2862
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.94
47.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gil Heredia and Bruce Sutter

Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
267
1540.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
513.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
109.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
103.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
26.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
115.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
126.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
33.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.45
9.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gil Heredia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Gil Heredia
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100