Dick Conger vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dick Conger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Conger 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 5.14 and 1.729 for Dick Conger. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Conger and Scott Sullivan

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.09
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
41.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.729
1.729
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Dick Conger and Scott Sullivan

Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Conger and Scott Sullivan

Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
4.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-17.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
5.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Dick Conger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conger
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA