Bernie James vs. Billy Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bernie James
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bernie James posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Sullivan. Bernie James posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .535) and on-base percentage (.310 vs .254). Billy Sullivan had the advantage in home run production (21 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bernie James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bernie James and Billy Sullivan

Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
263.08
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
172.87
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3981
600
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3647
549.66
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
140.77
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
777
117.11
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
91.03
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
17.94
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.97
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.17
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.08
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
26.07
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26.07
60.17
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288.68
43.51
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
175.38
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1025
154.48
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
182.31
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
979
147.55
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
80.77
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
54.71
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
20
46.15
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
56.97
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
124.62
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
108.52
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.55
68.2
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304.76
45.93
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.82
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.23
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
25.62
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
60
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
565
85.15
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.05
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
19.89
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
14.77
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.3
Bernie James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
15.07
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
98
98

Fielding Stats for Bernie James and Billy Sullivan

Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
1.22
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
0.74
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25026
27
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8342
9
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4810
5.19
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
1.43
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.16
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6283
6.78
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6132
6.62
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.052
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.412
5.412
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.46
60.46
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.13
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.15
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
0.96
Bernie James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
0.9