Johnny Couch vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Johnny Couch
Lost GenerationMontanaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Johnny Couch 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 4.63 and 1.487 for Johnny Couch. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Couch and Scott Sullivan

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
4.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
10.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2836
39.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
37.16
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Johnny Couch and Scott Sullivan

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.299
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Couch and Scott Sullivan

Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
148
371.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
557.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
92.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
75.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.85
29.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
117.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
45.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
23.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
155.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Couch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA