Dave Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Dave Smith comes out ahead of Bruce Sutter in this reliever comparison. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 103). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 100). The edge goes to Dave Smith.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Bruce Sutter

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
7.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
6.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3357
37.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
3.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.215
1.215
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Bruce Sutter

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Bruce Sutter

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100