Al Mays vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Al Mays
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mays as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Al Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Mays and Sean O'Sullivan

Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.32
37.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.87
78.87
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
3.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3753
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
9.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5533
39.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
905
6.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5060
36.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Al Mays and Sean O'Sullivan

Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
2.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
2.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.41
87.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.103
2.103
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Mays and Sean O'Sullivan

Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
167.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
561.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
89.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
57.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.87
34.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
135.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
128.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
97.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.53
28.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
34.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.54
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA