Scott Rice vs. Joe Sullivan — Career Comparison

Scott Rice
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Rice as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.18 and 1.562 for Scott Rice. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Rice and Joe Sullivan

Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.57
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.43
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.56
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.52
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
38.83
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.15
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Scott Rice and Joe Sullivan

Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Rice and Joe Sullivan

Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
105
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100