Luke Hudson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Luke Hudson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Luke Hudson 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 5.11 and 1.490 for Luke Hudson. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.69
70.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
39.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
33.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Luke Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
729
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.741
0.741
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.69
70.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Hudson and Bruce Sutter

Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
750
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
512.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
45.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
162.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
52.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Luke Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luke Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100