Daniel McCutchen vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Daniel McCutchen
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Daniel McCutchen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daniel McCutchen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Daniel McCutchen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Sean O'Sullivan

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
10.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
40.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
5.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
751
35.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
40.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Sean O'Sullivan

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.76
13.76
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Daniel McCutchen and Sean O'Sullivan

Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
1868.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
6.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel McCutchen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA