Joe Stewart vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Stewart
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Stewart and Bruce Sutter are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 9.64) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.714). Joe Stewart had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
45.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
40.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.32
45.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100