Xavier Hernandez vs. Frank Sullivan — Career Comparison

Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Sullivan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Frank Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Sullivan led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 73), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 101). Role difference aside, Frank Sullivan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Frank Sullivan

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.24
49.24
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
3.6
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5196
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1732
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
8.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.77
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
3.57
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
959
4.98
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2879
38.62
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7331
38.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
4.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.64
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6725
34.95
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Frank Sullivan

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.85
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5119
27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.64
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
2.14
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
2.09
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Xavier Hernandez and Frank Sullivan

Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
351
344.12
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
518.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
74.51
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
64.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.82
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.8
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.37
14.09
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
103.92
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.57
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
56.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
5.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
156.86
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
49.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.94
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.73
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA