Tim Stauffer vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Tim Stauffer
MillenialMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Tim Stauffer 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 3.97 and 1.361 for Tim Stauffer. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Stauffer and Bruce Sutter

Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.25
49.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.32
36.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
595.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
6.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.093
1.093
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2521
38.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
34.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Tim Stauffer and Bruce Sutter

Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1787
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
595.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.697
0.697
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.32
36.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Stauffer and Bruce Sutter

Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
202
743.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
515.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
77.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
15.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
88.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
44.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
7.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
231.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tim Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100