Eduardo Salazar vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sutcliffe

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
8.88
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.79
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
3.61
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1679
5.6
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.3
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.62
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sutcliffe

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
1.35
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
2.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
2.05
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eduardo Salazar and Rick Sutcliffe

Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
425.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
513.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100