Watson Clark vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark 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. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Scott Sullivan

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
4.31
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Scott Sullivan

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Scott Sullivan

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA