Jim Sullivan vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jim Sullivan
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.52 and 1.950 for Jim Sullivan. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Sullivan and Luis Tiant

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
13.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.01
13.01
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.54
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
43.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.74
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
38.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Sullivan and Luis Tiant

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Sullivan and Luis Tiant

Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
714.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
88.42
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
67.37
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
5.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.77
22.92
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
103.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-15.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.18
13.88
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50