Johnny Sain vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Johnny Sain 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 3.49 and 1.302 for Johnny Sain. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Sain and Bruce Sutter

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
3.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
9.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Johnny Sain and Bruce Sutter

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Sain and Bruce Sutter

Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
433
303.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
542.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
48.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
117.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100