Charlie Cady vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Joe Sullivan

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
40.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
5.11
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Joe Sullivan

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Joe Sullivan

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.22
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
6.37
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100