Scott Sullivan vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Scott Sullivan across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 107), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 95). Scott Sullivan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bruce Sutter

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
8.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bruce Sutter

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bruce Sutter

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
247.93
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100