Ed Holley vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ed Holley
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ed Holley 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 4.4 and 1.410 for Ed Holley. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Holley and Bruce Sutter

Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.35
78.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
547.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
9.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
36.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Holley and Bruce Sutter

Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Holley and Bruce Sutter

Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
98
286.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
573.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
90.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
16.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
105.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
105.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
5.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ed Holley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ed Holley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100