Pete McBride vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Pete McBride
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete McBride as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.662 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Pete McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete McBride and Sean O'Sullivan

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
9.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
4.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
41.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.59
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
34.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
41.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Pete McBride and Sean O'Sullivan

Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.91
73.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete McBride and Sean O'Sullivan

Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
13
236.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
72.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
75.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA