Joe McClain vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.42 and 1.360 for Joe McClain. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Scott Sullivan

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
38.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Scott Sullivan

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Scott Sullivan

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA