Glen Hobbie vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Glen Hobbie
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Glen Hobbie 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 87). Glen Hobbie held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Glen Hobbie and Bruce Sutter

Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.36
43.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3789
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1263
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
4.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5490
39.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4956
35.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Glen Hobbie and Bruce Sutter

Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
2.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3783
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.36
94.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Glen Hobbie and Bruce Sutter

Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
284
392.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
550.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
58.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.89
19.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
96.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
22.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
51.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
29.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
237.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Glen Hobbie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Glen Hobbie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100