Bruce Sutter vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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 121), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 103), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 74). Luis Tiant held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 105). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Luis Tiant

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
6.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14365
37.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
3.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.199
1.199
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Luis Tiant

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Luis Tiant

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50