Mike Soroka vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Mike Soroka
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Soroka 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 3.85 and 1.227 for Mike Soroka. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Soroka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
7.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
37.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
33.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Soroka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Soroka and Bruce Sutter

Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
91
769.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
507.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.66
-14.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
194.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100