Fred Hutchinson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Fred Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Hutchinson 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 3.73 and 1.281 for Fred Hutchinson. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Hutchinson and Bruce Sutter

Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.23
57.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.83
69.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1487
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6142
37.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5740
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Hutchinson and Bruce Sutter

Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.737
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Hutchinson and Bruce Sutter

Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
354
289.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
531.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
139.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
115.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.1
57.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
173.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
196.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
58.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
67.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
122.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.4
65.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
24.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
85.71
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100