Fred Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fred 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 2.85 and 1.336 for Fred Smith. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Smith and Bruce Sutter

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
37.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Fred Smith and Bruce Sutter

Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Smith and Bruce Sutter

Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
372.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
7.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-13.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100