Bill Short vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Short
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Bill Short. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.7) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.485). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter 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 Bill Short and Bruce Sutter

Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.92
21.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
8.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
39.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
34.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Short and Bruce Sutter

Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
131.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.92
21.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Short and Bruce Sutter

Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
73
1327.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
14.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-3.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Short
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100