Will Sawyer vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Will Sawyer posted a stronger line than Bruce Sutter. Will Sawyer posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 2.83) and home runs allowed (0.06 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Will Sawyer and Bruce Sutter

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
7.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
38.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Will Sawyer and Bruce Sutter

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Will Sawyer and Bruce Sutter

Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
228
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100