Joe Strong vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Joe Strong
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Joe Strong. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 5.81) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.709). 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 Strong and Bruce Sutter

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
7.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.671
1.671
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
34.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Strong and Bruce Sutter

Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.435
0.435
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Strong and Bruce Sutter

Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
6900
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100