Mal Moss vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Mal Moss
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Mal Moss as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean O'Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.01 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 6.27 and 1.714 for Mal Moss. By the career numbers, Sean O'Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mal Moss and Sean O'Sullivan

Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
6.01
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
41.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
40.71
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
35.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Mal Moss and Sean O'Sullivan

Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
27
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.2
9
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mal Moss and Sean O'Sullivan

Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
12
654.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
40.6
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
15.66
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
53.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-1.78
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Mal Moss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mal Moss
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA