Chris Archer vs. Jim Sullivan — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Sullivan
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 5.52 and 1.950 for Jim Sullivan. By the career numbers, Chris Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Sullivan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
13.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
43.2
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.74
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
38.41
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Sullivan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.74
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.23
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Jim Sullivan

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
714.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-15.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA