Scott Holman vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Scott Holman
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Scott Holman 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 3.34 and 1.396 for Scott Holman. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Holman and Bruce Sutter

Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.56
32.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
38.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
33.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Scott Holman and Bruce Sutter

Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.56
32.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Holman and Bruce Sutter

Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
43
737.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
19.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
22.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Scott Holman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Holman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100