George Chalmers vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Chalmers 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. George Chalmers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, George Chalmers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Chalmers and Scott Sullivan

George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.43
41.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1939
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
646.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
8.98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
3.88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2739
38.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
34.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for George Chalmers and Scott Sullivan

George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
49.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
6.81
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
13.09
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
69.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
87.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
83.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.678
1.678
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Chalmers and Scott Sullivan

George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
121
327.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
564.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
70.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.1
19.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
113.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
102.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
9.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
227.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Chalmers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA