Don Sutton vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Don Sutton. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 3.26) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.162). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Don Sutton and Rube Waddell

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
1.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.55
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.86
55.86
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.3
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1914
3.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692
7.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
0.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.17
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3574
6.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.35
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21631
36.85
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
3.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.18
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19933
33.96
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.85
36.85
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Don Sutton and Rube Waddell

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
1.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
1.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
1.04
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
1.67
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.83
96.83
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Sutton and Rube Waddell

Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785
302.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1354
521.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
75.05
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
90.77
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
68.89
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.9
13.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.21
26.5
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
212
81.59
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
100.45
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
116.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
32.19
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
128
49.26
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
13.63
5.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.89
19.99
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.31
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.09
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
140.47
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
158.31
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100