Sean O'Sullivan vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Dick Tidrow

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.39
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.32
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Dick Tidrow

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5239
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.1
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.47
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean O'Sullivan and Dick Tidrow

Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1183.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
500
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
221.05
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA