Bret Saberhagen vs Don Sutton

Bret SaberhagenDon Sutton

Bret Saberhagen and Don Sutton compared on their MLB careers: Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons, 1984 to 2001, Don Sutton 23 seasons, 1966 to 1988. Bret Saberhagen has 167 wins to Don Sutton's 324. Bret Saberhagen won 1 title, Don Sutton won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bret Saberhagen and Don Sutton career totals
399GP774
167W324
117L256
3.3ERA3.3
2562.2IP5282.1
1,715K3,574
471BB1,343
1.1WHIP1.1
1SV5

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bret Saberhagen and Don Sutton postseason
10GP15
23R0
54H92

Where each stands all time

Bret Saberhagen and Don Sutton all-time places
153rd (1,715)Strikeouts (pitching)7th (3,574)
192nd (167)Wins (pitching)14th (324)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bret Saberhagen: 1 championship; AL Cy Young ×2, World Series MVP, AL Gold Glove
  • Don Sutton: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bret Saberhagen and Don Sutton season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st198410113.48196612122.99
2nd19852062.87196711153.95
3rd19867124.15196811152.60
4th198718103.36196917183.47
5th198814163.80197015134.08
6th19892362.16197117122.54
7th1990593.2719721992.08
8th19911383.07197318102.42
9th1992353.5019741993.23
10th1993773.29197516132.87
11th19941442.74197621103.06
12th1995764.1819771483.18
13th1997016.58197815113.55
14th19981583.96197912153.82
15th19991062.9519801352.20
16th2001126.0019811192.61
17th————19821793.06
18th————19838134.08
19th————198414123.77
20th————198515103.86
21st————198615113.74
22nd————198711114.70
23rd————1988363.92

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA