Larry Andersen vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Sean O'Sullivan

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Sean O'Sullivan

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Sean O'Sullivan

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
7.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
200
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA