Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Al Smith | Stat | Bruce Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Seasons | 12 |
| 38.9 | Career VAL | 39.7 |
| 7.9 (1935) | Peak-season VAL | 7.9 (1977) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 2006 |
| 1× | All-Star Selections | 6× |
| — | Cy Young Awards | 1× |
| — | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 3 |
| — | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 8 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Al Smith | Stat | Bruce Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 359 | Games | 661 |
| Batting | ||
| 102 | Hits | 9 |
| 2 | Home runs | 0 |
| 38 | RBI | 6 |
| 48 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen bases | 1 |
| 51 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 7 |
| .191 | Batting avg | .088 |
|---|
| .266 | On-base % | .153 |
|---|
| .228 | Slugging % | .088 |
|---|
| 40 | OPS+ | -34 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Wins | 68 |
| 101 | Losses | 71 |
| 17 | Saves | 300 |
| 1662.1 | Innings pitched | 1042.0 |
| 587 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 861 |
| 3.74 | ERA | 2.83 |
| 1.38 | WHIP | 1.14 |
| 99 | ERA+ | 132 |
| Age | Al Smith | Bruce Sutter |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 3.3 |
| 24 | — | 7.9 |
| 25 | — | 2.6 |
| 26 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 27 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 28 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| 29 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 30 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 31 | — | 7.1 |
| 32 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| 33 | 2.8 | — |
| 34 | 1.1 | — |
| 35 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| 36 | 2.1 | — |
| 37 | 1.5 | — |