Fred Sanford vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Fred Sanford
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred Sanford 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 4.45 and 1.558 for Fred Sanford. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Sanford and Bruce Sutter

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.22
40.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2232
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
39.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
35.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Sanford and Bruce Sutter

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Sanford and Bruce Sutter

Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
165
388.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
538.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.14
26.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
21.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
157.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100