Joe Palumbo vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Joe Palumbo
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Palumbo built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 9.47 and 1.842 for Joe Palumbo. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Sullivan

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
11.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
12.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
7.59
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.32
12.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.947
1.947
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.73
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.842
1.842
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
38.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Sullivan

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Palumbo and Scott Sullivan

Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
600
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.49
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.29
-26.96
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Palumbo
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA