Bill Phyle vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Phyle 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 3.96 and 1.500 for Bill Phyle. 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 Phyle and Bruce Sutter

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Phyle and Bruce Sutter

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phyle and Bruce Sutter

Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100