Dick Egan vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dick Egan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Egan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Egan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.15 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Dick Egan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Egan and Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
9.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
36.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Dick Egan and Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Egan and Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
8880
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
283.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA