Bruce Sutter vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dan Wheeler
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Sutter and Dan Wheeler are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 116 for Bruce Sutter and 118 for Dan Wheeler, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 99 respectively. If forced to pick, Dan Wheeler gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.73
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
7.44
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.169
1.169
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
37.65
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
2.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
34.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Dan Wheeler

Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA