Hal Hudson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Hal Hudson
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Hal Hudson and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 7.84) and WHIP (1.220 vs 2.226). Hal Hudson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Hal Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
13.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
45.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.226
2.226
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
39.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Hal Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Hal Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Hal Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100