Elmer Stricklett vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Elmer Stricklett
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Elmer Stricklett 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 2.85 and 1.269 for Elmer Stricklett. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Stricklett and Bruce Sutter

Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.7
40.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.54
86.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
8.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3095
36.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2853
33.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.43
36.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Elmer Stricklett and Bruce Sutter

Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.82
95.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.714
3.714
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Stricklett and Bruce Sutter

Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
105
211.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
541.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
90.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
72.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.75
29.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
112.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
136.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
42.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
62.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.64
27.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
142.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Stricklett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Elmer Stricklett
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100