Ernie Nevel vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Ernie Nevel
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Nevel 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 6.1 and 1.694 for Ernie Nevel. 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 Ernie Nevel and Sean O'Sullivan

Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
6.01
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.76
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
11.07
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
40.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.694
1.694
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
36.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Ernie Nevel and Sean O'Sullivan

Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
27
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.2
9
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Nevel and Sean O'Sullivan

Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
2800
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Ernie Nevel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Nevel
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA