Bob Elliott vs. Billy Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star
Billy Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bob Elliott comes out clearly ahead of Billy Sullivan across most offensive categories. Bob Elliott led in walk rate (BB%+ 138 vs 59), contact rate (K%+ 118 vs 65), and home run production (HR/PA+ 150 vs 113). Bob Elliott was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bob Elliott and Billy Sullivan

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1147
172.87
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3981
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3647
549.66
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
777
117.11
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
604
91.03
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
119
17.94
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.97
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
12.45
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.17
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
646
47.33
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
173
26.07
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189.43
87.14
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
288.68
43.51
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
230.11
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1025
154.48
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
979
147.55
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.815
0.815
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
77.95
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
363
54.71
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1195
87.55
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
378
56.97
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
153.04
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
720
108.52
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1248.97
91.5
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
304.76
45.93
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.17
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.82
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
170
25.62
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
604
44.25
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
85.15
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
66
4.84
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
19.89
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
187
13.7
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.4
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
14.77
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.15
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.3
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.54
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
15.07
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
96.77
96.77
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
98

Fielding Stats for Bob Elliott and Billy Sullivan

Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
1.22
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
0.74
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25026
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8342
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
5.19
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
1.43
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.16
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5570
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6283
6.78
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5309
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6132
6.62
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.412
5.412
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.46
60.46
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.13
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.15
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
0.96
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
0.9