Gaylord Perry vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Gaylord Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gaylord Perry 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. Gaylord Perry led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 107), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 103). Scott Sullivan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gaylord Perry.

Pitching Stats for Gaylord Perry and Scott Sullivan

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.23
54.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4938
8.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3534
5.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
4.31
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20236
34.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Gaylord Perry and Scott Sullivan

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16052
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
1.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
2.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gaylord Perry and Scott Sullivan

Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
387.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1076
529.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
69.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
58.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.03
13.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
86.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
83.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
23.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
23.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
43.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.54
-1.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
369
181.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA