Lance McCullers vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers and Sean O'Sullivan

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers and Sean O'Sullivan

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers and Sean O'Sullivan

Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA