Zach Jackson vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Zach Jackson 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 5.81 and 1.566 for Zach Jackson. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Bruce Sutter

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
41.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
6.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Bruce Sutter

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Bruce Sutter

Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1015.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100