Steven Matz vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Steven Matz
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steven Matz 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 113), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 111), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 104). Steven Matz held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Steven Matz and Bruce Sutter

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.18
49.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1023
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
940
8.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4283
38.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3911
35.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Steven Matz and Bruce Sutter

Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3013
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.764
0.764
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.92
69.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Matz and Bruce Sutter

Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
256
771.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
530.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
69.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
28.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
111.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
21.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
150.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Steven Matz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Steven Matz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100