Tyler Skaggs vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tyler Skaggs
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Tyler Skaggs 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 107), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 104). Tyler Skaggs held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Bruce Sutter

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
4.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
8.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
8.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
38.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1997
34.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Bruce Sutter

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Skaggs and Bruce Sutter

Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
96
1986.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
475.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-12.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100