Lefty Phillips vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Lefty Phillips
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Phillips 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 8.31 and 2.885 for Lefty Phillips. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Phillips and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.62
16.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.846
1.846
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
52.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.56
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.885
2.885
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Lefty Phillips and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Phillips and Scott Sullivan

Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
7
840
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
95.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA