Christian Bergman vs. Jim Sullivan — Career Comparison

Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Christian Bergman 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. Jim Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. By the career numbers, Jim Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Christian Bergman and Jim Sullivan

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.96
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.21
35.21
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.43
81.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
10.87
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.99
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.43
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.521
0.521
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
39.27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
40.27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.54
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
5.72
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
6.41
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
36.43
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2103
36.82
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Christian Bergman and Jim Sullivan

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.96
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.23
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.58
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.72
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.29
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.12
87.12
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.578
0.578
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christian Bergman and Jim Sullivan

Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1039.02
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
187.67
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
563
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.37
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.87
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
10.85
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.21
32.28
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.72
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
118.94
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.8
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
31.54
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.79
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100