Art Quirk vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Art Quirk
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Art Quirk 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 5.21 and 1.779 for Art Quirk. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Art Quirk and Scott Sullivan

Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
42.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
37.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.46
42.46
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Art Quirk and Scott Sullivan

Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Art Quirk and Scott Sullivan

Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
14
646.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
23.82
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
29.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Art Quirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Quirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA