Randy Messenger vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Randy Messenger
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Messenger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Messenger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Randy Messenger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Randy Messenger and Sean O'Sullivan

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
10.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.97
10.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
5.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
41.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.39
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.89
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
35.97
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Randy Messenger and Sean O'Sullivan

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.43
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.41
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Messenger and Sean O'Sullivan

Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
12975
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Randy Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA