Ryan Buchter vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Ryan Buchter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Joe Sullivan

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Joe Sullivan

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Joe Sullivan

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100