George Suggs vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

George Suggs
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

George Suggs 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 3.11 and 1.257 for George Suggs. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Suggs and Bruce Sutter

George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.51
75.51
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
9.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
36.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
36.72
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6286
34.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for George Suggs and Bruce Sutter

George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
13.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
16.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
15.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.429
2.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Suggs and Bruce Sutter

George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
245
234.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
526.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
107.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
87.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.92
41.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
135.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
159.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
89.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.04
45.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
103.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100