James McJames vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

James McJames
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and James McJames as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McJames posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, James McJames had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McJames and Sean O'Sullivan

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.69
49.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.87
78.87
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
3.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4084
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
9.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
3.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5933
39.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5314
35.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for James McJames and Sean O'Sullivan

James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
2.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.74
90.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.927
1.927
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McJames and Sean O'Sullivan

James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
191.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
577.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
33
550
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
93.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
75.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
22.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
116.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
111.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
45.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
41.94
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.43
16.59
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
98.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
6.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McJames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA