John Hiller vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

John Hiller
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over John Hiller across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 97), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). John Hiller held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 109 vs 105). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Hiller and Bruce Sutter

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
2.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3726
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
7.59
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
7.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5206
37.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
3.2
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4558
33.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3829
33.07
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for John Hiller and Bruce Sutter

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3725
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Hiller and Bruce Sutter

John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
546
3033.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
561.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
55.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
8.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
14
77.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-11.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
188.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
John Hiller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Hiller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100