Bruce Sutter vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Mike Willis across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 61). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Mike Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.77
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Mike Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.472
0.472
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Mike Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
144
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
7.22
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-9.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA