Joe Boyle vs. Bill Sullivan — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Boyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 7.93 and 1.857 for Bill Sullivan. By the career numbers, Joe Boyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boyle and Bill Sullivan

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.78
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.86
75.86
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.98
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.93
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.93
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.68
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.79
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.79
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
39.84
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
44.57
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.6
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
37.5
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.57
44.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Bill Sullivan

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Bill Sullivan

Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
6.69
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.52
-13.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA