Jake Arrieta vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 91). Role difference aside, Scott Sullivan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Scott Sullivan

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
8.19
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
7.59
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6047
33.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Scott Sullivan

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Scott Sullivan

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
277.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA