Grady Adkins vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Grady Adkins
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Grady Adkins 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 4.34 and 1.540 for Grady Adkins. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grady Adkins and Scott Sullivan

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
9.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.93
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
40.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
36.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Grady Adkins and Scott Sullivan

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.597
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grady Adkins and Scott Sullivan

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
76
342.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
523.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
33.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
135.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
126.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
33.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
117.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA