Bill LeFebvre vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill LeFebvre
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill LeFebvre 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 5.03 and 1.610 for Bill LeFebvre. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill LeFebvre and Bruce Sutter

Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.78
27.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
11.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
40.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
6.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
36.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill LeFebvre and Bruce Sutter

Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill LeFebvre and Bruce Sutter

Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
75
441.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
511.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
141.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.54
85.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
211.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
229.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
105.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.07
88.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
9.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bill LeFebvre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill LeFebvre
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100