Don Sutton vs. Ed Weiland — Career Comparison
Don Sutton built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Weiland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 8.25 and 1.792 for Ed Weiland. By the career numbers, Don Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Don Sutton and Ed Weiland
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1914
3.26
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
8.25
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3574
6.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.63
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.19
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
43.5
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.792
1.792
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
39.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.5
43.5
Fielding Stats for Don Sutton and Ed Weiland
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.224
1.224
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Hitting Stats for Don Sutton and Ed Weiland
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
785
302.12
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
857.14
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
11.16
Ed Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0