George Hockette vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

George Hockette
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

George Hockette 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 4.08 and 1.392 for George Hockette. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Hockette and Bruce Sutter

George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.92
26.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
10.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
38.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
36.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for George Hockette and Bruce Sutter

George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.423
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Hockette and Bruce Sutter

George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
26
520
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
25
500
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
32.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
37.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Hockette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Hockette
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100