Joe Sullivan vs. Brian Van Belle — Career Comparison

Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Van Belle
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sullivan built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Van Belle 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 5.4 and 1.560 for Brian Van Belle. By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sullivan and Brian Van Belle

Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.46
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
4.01
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
9.2
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
14.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
38.88
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
5.11
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.529
1.529
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2312
35.39
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
38.88
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Sullivan and Brian Van Belle

Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sullivan and Brian Van Belle

Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
408.97
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
600
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
559.64
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.07
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
40.36
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
78.03
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
35
94.17
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.69
Brian Van Belle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brian Van Belle
Career
Per 600 PA