Orinthal Anderson vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Orinthal 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 16.62 and 3.000 for Orinthal Anderson. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.56
16.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
51.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.56
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
47.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
0.526
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orinthal Anderson and Scott Sullivan

Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
88.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
95.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orinthal Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA