Frank Hoffman vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Frank Hoffman
Pre-GenerationalMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Frank Hoffman and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Frank Hoffman carried a career ERA of 2.77 against Bruce Sutter's 2.83. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Frank Hoffman and Bruce Sutter — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Hoffman and Bruce Sutter

Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
8.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
39.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
35.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Frank Hoffman and Bruce Sutter

Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.78
83.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.583
2.583
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Hoffman and Bruce Sutter

Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
35.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
32.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
213.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Hoffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Hoffman
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100