Cy Malis vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Cy Malis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Malis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Malis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Cy Malis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Malis and Sean O'Sullivan

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
41.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Cy Malis and Sean O'Sullivan

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.2
9
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Malis and Sean O'Sullivan

Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA