Mike Sirotka vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Sirotka
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Sirotka 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. Mike Sirotka led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 103), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 136). Bruce Sutter held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 93). Role difference aside, Mike Sirotka holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Sirotka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2131
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
710.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
10.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
0.904
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3056
38.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2803
35.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Sirotka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2131
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
710.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Sirotka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
3947.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
7.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-2.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Mike Sirotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Sirotka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100