José Suárez vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

José Suárez
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati Cuban StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

José Suárez 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 3.91 and 1.367 for José Suárez. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for José Suárez and Bruce Sutter

José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
39.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
5.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
34.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for José Suárez and Bruce Sutter

José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
375.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.68
89.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.055
2.055
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for José Suárez and Bruce Sutter

José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
56
192
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
541.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
168
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.33
79.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
198.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.44
90.64
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
27.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100