Ed Stauffer vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Ed Stauffer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stauffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.85 and 1.887 for Ed Stauffer. By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Stauffer and Rick Sutcliffe

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.85
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.46
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.85
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
8.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.79
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
3.61
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.62
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
42.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.78
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.68
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.887
1.887
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
36.46
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Stauffer and Rick Sutcliffe

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8093
27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2697.2
9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Stauffer and Rick Sutcliffe

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.15
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.93
29.16
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
38.36
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.93
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.36
25.9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100