Homer Blankenship vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sullivan

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
40.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
5.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sullivan

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sullivan

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
115.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
123.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
139.91
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
32.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100