Bill Singer vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Singer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Singer 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 90), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 102). Bill Singer held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Singer and Bruce Sutter

Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.16
48.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
819
3.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6522
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1952
8.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
6.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9143
37.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8190
33.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Singer and Bruce Sutter

Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6519
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2173
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Singer and Bruce Sutter

Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
324
420.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
536.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
58.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
44.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
10.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
83.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.15
-6.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
18.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
210.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Singer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
38.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Singer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100