Roy Evans vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Roy Evans
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Evans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Roy Evans posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.475 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Roy Evans had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Evans and Sean O'Sullivan

Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.87
78.87
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1843
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
9.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
3.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
3.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2665
39.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2396
35.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Roy Evans and Sean O'Sullivan

Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1842
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.869
1.869
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Evans and Sean O'Sullivan

Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
214.47
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
513.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
81.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
26.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
140.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.72
24.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
252.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
28.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA