Bruce Sutter vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 103), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 105). Bruce Sutter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 100). Role difference aside, Zack Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Zack Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
7.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7086
36.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6451
33.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Zack Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Zack Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
81.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
63.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.82
18.24
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
94.74
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.48
8.33
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA