Jim McGlothlin vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 101). Jim McGlothlin held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Bruce Sutter

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
8.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5424
37.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
34.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.54
37.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Bruce Sutter

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Bruce Sutter

Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
226.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
38.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100