Sean O'Sullivan vs. Bill Shanner — Career Comparison

Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Shanner
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Shanner 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 6.75 and 1.750 for Bill Shanner. 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 Sean O'Sullivan and Bill Shanner

Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
6.01
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
11.07
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.64
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
40.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
6.28
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1306
36.32
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Bill Shanner

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

Hitting Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Bill Shanner

Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Bill Shanner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Shanner
Career
Per 600 PA