Jesse Stovall vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Jesse Stovall
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jesse Stovall 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 3.76 and 1.375 for Jesse Stovall. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Stovall and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.14
82.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
9.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
38.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Jesse Stovall and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.807
2.807
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Stovall and Bruce Sutter

Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
570.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
80.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
24.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
117.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
18.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
160.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100