Bill Sullivan vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Bill Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Valenzuela posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 7.93 and 1.857 for Bill Sullivan. By the career numbers, Fernando Valenzuela had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
44.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
37.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.57
44.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
74.78
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
145
83.41
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Bill Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Bill Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0