Lou Ciola vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lou Ciola
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Ciola 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 5.56 and 1.603 for Lou Ciola. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Ciola and Scott Sullivan

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
41.84
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Lou Ciola and Scott Sullivan

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Ciola and Scott Sullivan

Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
12
400
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
8.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Lou Ciola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Ciola
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA