George Stone vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

George Stone
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

George Stone 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 92), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 70). George Stone held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 136). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for George Stone and Bruce Sutter

George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
9.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4407
38.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4041
35.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for George Stone and Bruce Sutter

George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3062
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1020.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Stone and Bruce Sutter

George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
209
328.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
113.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
105.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.47
29.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
124.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
142.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
61.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
111.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.44
33.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
113.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
36.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100