Rich Hinton vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Rich Hinton
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Rich Hinton a clear advantage over Bruce Sutter across the core pitching metrics. Rich Hinton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 81), walk avoidance (BB%+ 147 vs 136), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 79). Rich Hinton was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hinton and Bruce Sutter

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
10.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
39.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
35.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Rich Hinton and Bruce Sutter

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.21
11.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hinton and Bruce Sutter

Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
7733.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
43.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Rich Hinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Rich Hinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100