Bruce Sutter vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bruce Sutter posted a stronger line than Tom Thomas. Bruce Sutter posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.83 vs 3.31) and WHIP (1.220 vs 1.355). 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 Bruce Sutter and Tom Thomas

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Tom Thomas

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Tom Thomas

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA