Bill Piercy vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Piercy 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 4.26 and 1.546 for Bill Piercy. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Sullivan

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
9.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
5.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Sullivan

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Piercy and Scott Sullivan

Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA