Bob File vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Joe Sullivan

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Joe Sullivan

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Joe Sullivan

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100