Leon Stewart vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Leon Stewart
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Leon Stewart 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 6.87 and 1.745 for Leon Stewart. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
43.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
38.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Leon Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Stewart and Bruce Sutter

Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
59.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Leon Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100