Roy Sherid vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Roy Sherid
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Roy Sherid 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 4.71 and 1.547 for Roy Sherid. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Sherid and Bruce Sutter

Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.57
50.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1239
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
10.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
40.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
5.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
36.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Roy Sherid and Bruce Sutter

Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.092
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Sherid and Bruce Sutter

Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
87
305.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
522.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
91.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.49
22.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
98.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
126.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
22.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
214.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Roy Sherid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Roy Sherid
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100