Les Cain vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Les Cain led in strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 103), home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 95). Scott Sullivan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Les Cain.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Scott Sullivan

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
8.19
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
7.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Scott Sullivan

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Scott Sullivan

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
23.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
124.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
95.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.55
10.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
186.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA