Bruce Hurst vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bruce Hurst
Baby BoomersUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bruce Hurst 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 112), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Bruce Hurst held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Hurst and Bruce Sutter

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2463
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
6.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10204
37.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1143
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9294
34.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bruce Hurst and Bruce Sutter

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Hurst and Bruce Sutter

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
380
688.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
496.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
56.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
11.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
141
255.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100