Willie Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Willie Smith
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Willie Smith. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 9) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.714). 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 Willie Smith and Bruce Sutter

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
38.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Willie Smith and Bruce Sutter

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Smith and Bruce Sutter

Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100