Jimmy Anderson vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmy Anderson 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 56), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 84), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 92). Jimmy Anderson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 95). Role difference aside, Scott Sullivan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA