Kit McKenna vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Kit McKenna
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Kit McKenna as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kit McKenna posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.31 and WHIP 1.785 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Kit McKenna had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kit McKenna and Sean O'Sullivan

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
11.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
11.07
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
43.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.785
1.785
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
37.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.06
43.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Kit McKenna and Sean O'Sullivan

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.66
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.044
2.044
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kit McKenna and Sean O'Sullivan

Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
23
215.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
534.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
93.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
37.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
56.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
65.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
121.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
34.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.88
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Kit McKenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kit McKenna
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA