Ken Holloway vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ken Holloway
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ken Holloway 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 1.523 for Ken Holloway. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holloway and Bruce Sutter

Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1370
10.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
3.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5164
40.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4730
36.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ken Holloway and Bruce Sutter

Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holloway and Bruce Sutter

Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
285
419.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
555.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
92.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
79.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.01
19.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
108.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
102.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
14.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
86.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.92
6.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
33.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100