John Stuper vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

John Stuper
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

John Stuper 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 68), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 106). John Stuper held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for John Stuper and Bruce Sutter

John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.47
68.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
9.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
3.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2127
38.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
34.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for John Stuper and Bruce Sutter

John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
94.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.47
68.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Stuper and Bruce Sutter

John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
111
406.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
490.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
9.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
62.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
87.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
11
40.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.69
-2.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
74
270.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
76.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Stuper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
John Stuper
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100