Nels Potter vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter 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 3.99 and 1.366 for Nels Potter. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Scott Sullivan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Scott Sullivan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Scott Sullivan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
26.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA