Nelson Chittum vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Chittum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Sullivan

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
35.21
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Sullivan

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Joe Sullivan

Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.79
29.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
123.77
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
37.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
27.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100