Bruce Sutter vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Chris Van Cuyk

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.78
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
39.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Chris Van Cuyk

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Chris Van Cuyk

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
536.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA