Joe Horlen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Joe Horlen 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 80), walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 112), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98). Joe Horlen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Horlen and Bruce Sutter

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1829
8.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8234
37.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7606
34.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.02
37.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Horlen and Bruce Sutter

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horlen and Bruce Sutter

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
412
356.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
71.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.24
10.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
88.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
109.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
46.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100