Dave Cole vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dave Cole
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Cole 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 4.93 and 1.770 for Dave Cole. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Cole and Scott Sullivan

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.93
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
237.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
8.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
7.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1101
41.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
33.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.75
41.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Dave Cole and Scott Sullivan

Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
7.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
6.81
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.702
0.702
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.24
20.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Cole and Scott Sullivan

Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
85
796.88
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
571.88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
62.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
243.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
59.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
140.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Dave Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA