Tom Cheney vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Cheney 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. Tom Cheney led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 103), and run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 100). Scott Sullivan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 88). Role difference aside, Tom Cheney holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Scott Sullivan

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
8.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
4.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Scott Sullivan

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.76
91.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Scott Sullivan

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA