Robbie Erlin vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Robbie Erlin 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 4.87 and 1.297 for Robbie Erlin. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Robbie Erlin and Scott Sullivan

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
4.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
7.24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
37.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
35.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Robbie Erlin and Scott Sullivan

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
3.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.496
0.496
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robbie Erlin and Scott Sullivan

Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
118
874.07
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
7.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
59.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-8.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
192.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA