Cliff Carter vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Carter 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. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Sullivan

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Sullivan

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Carter and Scott Sullivan

Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
543.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
172.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA