Josh Lindblom vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom 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 4.78 and 1.431 for Josh Lindblom. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Joe Sullivan

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
39.01
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
34.36
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Joe Sullivan

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.69
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.21
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Joe Sullivan

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100