Eric Hillman vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Eric Hillman
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Eric Hillman 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 4.85 and 1.453 for Eric Hillman. 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 Hillman and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
11.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.608
0.608
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
39.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
36.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Eric Hillman and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hillman and Bruce Sutter

Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
49
376.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
65
500
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
9.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-3.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
192.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100