Joe Poetz vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Poetz 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. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Sullivan

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
671
8.19
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.73
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
4.31
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Sullivan

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Poetz and Scott Sullivan

Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA