Pedro Silva vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Pedro Silva
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Pedro Silva 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 7.49 and 1.891 for Pedro Silva. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Silva and Bruce Sutter

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
7.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
12.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
43.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.891
1.891
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
37.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Pedro Silva and Bruce Sutter

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Silva and Bruce Sutter

Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
549.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
54.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
183.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
151.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
105.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
52.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100