Bob Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Silent GenerationNew HampshireThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Bob Smith. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 4.05) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.614). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bob Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
9.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
40.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
35.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.396
0.396
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
91
1761.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.65
-32.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
309.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.94
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100