Al Piechota vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota 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 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Sullivan

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Sullivan

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Scott Sullivan

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA