Walt Masterson vs. Jim Sullivan — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Sullivan
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5.52 and 1.950 for Jim Sullivan. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Sullivan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.52
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
13.01
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
43.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.74
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
38.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Sullivan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Jim Sullivan

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
435.38
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
714.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
28.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-15.27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA