Bryn Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bryn Smith 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 109), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 132). Bryn Smith held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Sutter.

Pitching Stats for Bryn Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1725
8.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1028
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7434
37.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
4.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.204
1.204
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6820
34.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bryn Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
2.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryn Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
365
361.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
60.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.18
21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
104.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
36.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
67.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.78
16.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
28.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100