Casey Patten vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Casey Patten
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Patten 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. Casey Patten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.315 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, Casey Patten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Casey Patten and Scott Sullivan

Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.3
45.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.15
88.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6187
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2062.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
9.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
757
3.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8622
37.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1079
4.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7991
34.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Casey Patten and Scott Sullivan

Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6228
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
771
3.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.626
2.626
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Patten and Scott Sullivan

Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
273
202.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
550.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
69.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
62.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.78
15.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
80.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
32.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
25.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
56.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
4.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
23.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
151.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
3.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Patten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA