War Sanders vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

War Sanders
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

War Sanders 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 5.64 and 1.610 for War Sanders. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for War Sanders and Bruce Sutter

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
11.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
38.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for War Sanders and Bruce Sutter

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for War Sanders and Bruce Sutter

War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-42.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100