Dick Hall vs. Lefty Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dick Hall
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Sullivan
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.157 compared to 4.26 and 1.421 for Lefty Sullivan. By the career numbers, Dick Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Hall and Lefty Sullivan

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.54
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.53
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.66
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.54
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.95
14.95
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
3.32
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3779
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259.2
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1152
8.23
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.39
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.93
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.69
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.39
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
5.29
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.84
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5085
36.33
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
38.37
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.69
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.66
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4818
34.42
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
31.26
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.33
36.33
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Hall and Lefty Sullivan

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.75
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.71
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6161
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053.2
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.65
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.92
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.66
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
2.57
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.86
96.86
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.936
0.936
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.68
25.68
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Hall and Lefty Sullivan

Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
669
489.51
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1400
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
600
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
714
522.44
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
109.76
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
92.93
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.98
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.93
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.83
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.83
35.73
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
135.37
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
155.85
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.8
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
40.98
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
95.85
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
38.78
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.63
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
107.56
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
5.58
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.88
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.59
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.83
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.39
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.85
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA