Sparky Lyle vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Sparky Lyle
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Sparky Lyle across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 105), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 95). Sparky Lyle held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Sparky Lyle and Bruce Sutter

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.57
56.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
873
5.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5794
37.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
4.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
33.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Sparky Lyle and Bruce Sutter

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
5.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4170
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1390
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparky Lyle and Bruce Sutter

Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
899
6129.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
531.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
30.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
136.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
81.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
31.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
177.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Sparky Lyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Sparky Lyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100