Lefty Capers vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lefty Capers
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville White SoxNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Capers 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. Lefty Capers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, Lefty Capers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Capers and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
8.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
38.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
34.07
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Lefty Capers and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.82
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.154
2.154
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Capers and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
261.54
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
36
553.85
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
21.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
12.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Capers
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA