Chris Short vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Short 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 91). Chris Short held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Short and Bruce Sutter

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9801
37.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Chris Short and Bruce Sutter

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Short and Bruce Sutter

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
44.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100