Owen Smaulding vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Owen Smaulding 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 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Owen Smaulding and Bruce Sutter

Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Owen Smaulding and Bruce Sutter

Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Owen Smaulding and Bruce Sutter

Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
581.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100