Chris Nabholz vs. Lefty Sullivan — Career Comparison

Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Sullivan
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Nabholz built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Nabholz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.26 and 1.421 for Lefty Sullivan. By the career numbers, Chris Nabholz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Nabholz and Lefty Sullivan

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.94
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.26
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
7.97
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.09
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.39
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.84
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
38.37
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
33.17
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
31.26
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Chris Nabholz and Lefty Sullivan

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.07
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611.2
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.62
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.12
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Nabholz and Lefty Sullivan

Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1400
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57.29
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
7.1
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
66.33
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
75.38
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.15
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.22
-12.73
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
132.66
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
4.52
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA