Denny Stark vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Denny Stark
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Denny Stark 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 5.81 and 1.679 for Denny Stark. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Stark and Bruce Sutter

Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
41.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
6.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1057
35.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Denny Stark and Bruce Sutter

Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Stark and Bruce Sutter

Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
74
541.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
519.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
19.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
95.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-0.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
204.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Denny Stark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Denny Stark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100