Mick Abel vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Mick Abel
Gen ZOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mick Abel built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 6.23 and 1.513 for Mick Abel. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mick Abel and Scott Sullivan

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
7.59
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
40.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
36.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Mick Abel and Scott Sullivan

Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mick Abel and Scott Sullivan

Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
600
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.49
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.29
-26.96
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mick Abel
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA