Sam Cooper vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Scott Sullivan

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Scott Sullivan

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Scott Sullivan

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA