Eric Hetzel vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Eric Hetzel
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Eric Hetzel 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 6.12 and 1.758 for Eric Hetzel. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hetzel and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
42.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
7.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
36.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.4
42.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Eric Hetzel and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hetzel and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100