Bill Steen vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bill Steen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bill Steen 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 3.05 and 1.357 for Bill Steen. 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 Steen and Bruce Sutter

Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.19
60.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
9.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2458
37.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2247
33.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.06
37.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Steen and Bruce Sutter

Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.963
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Steen and Bruce Sutter

Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
108
293.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
551.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
114.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
97.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
33.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
133.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
138.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
51.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
89.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
35.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
176.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Steen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Bill Steen
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100