Matt Albers vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Matt Albers
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Albers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Albers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Matt Albers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Albers and Sean O'Sullivan

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.47
49.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
3.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
6.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
38.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.89
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2882
34.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.99
38.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Matt Albers and Sean O'Sullivan

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
7.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Albers and Sean O'Sullivan

Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
9726.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
552.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.47
-23.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
283.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Albers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Albers
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA