Frank Sullivan vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Frank Sullivan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Frank Sullivan a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Frank Sullivan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 93). Frank Sullivan was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Frank Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.24
49.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5196
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702
8.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.37
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7331
38.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6725
34.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Frank Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.85
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
1.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5119
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
0.62
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
2.14
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
351
344.12
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
612
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
529
518.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
76
74.51
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
66
64.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.8
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
14.37
14.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
87
85.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
106
103.92
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
32.21
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
21.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
58
56.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
5.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
160
156.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Frank Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
49.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.94
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.9
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Frank Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0