Tom Seats vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tom Seats
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Tom Seats 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 4.47 and 1.421 for Tom Seats. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Seats and Bruce Sutter

Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.09
35.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
39.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
36.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Seats and Bruce Sutter

Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Seats and Bruce Sutter

Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
57
579.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
559.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
21.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
122.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
16.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Seats
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Seats
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100