Bill Stearns vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Stearns
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaHartford Dark BluesUnknownStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Stearns 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 4.28 and 1.734 for Bill Stearns. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Stearns and Bruce Sutter

Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
4.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
15.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.01
15.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3668
47.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
12.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.88
12.88
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3622
46.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.92
11.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.18
47.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Stearns and Bruce Sutter

Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.4
68.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Stearns and Bruce Sutter

Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
99
144.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
579.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
110.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
108.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.9
23.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
113.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
131.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
81.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
127.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.75
24.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
20.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
16.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stearns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Stearns
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100