Dennis DeBarr vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dennis DeBarr
Baby BoomersWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis DeBarr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.91 and 1.734 for Dennis DeBarr. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Sullivan

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.23
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.23
12.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
41.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
40.21
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
5.11
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.28
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Sullivan

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis DeBarr and Joe Sullivan

Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Dennis DeBarr
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100