Sean Doolittle vs. Frank Sullivan — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Frank Sullivan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 115), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 102), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 93). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Sullivan

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.24
49.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
3.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5196
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
8.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
2.9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
4.98
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7331
38.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
797
4.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6725
34.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Sullivan

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.85
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5119
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706.1
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.45
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Frank Sullivan

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
351
344.12
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
518.63
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
74.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
64.71
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.37
14.09
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
103.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
56.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
5.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
156.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
49.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.94
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA