John Sullivan vs. Bob Talbot — Career Comparison

John Sullivan
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Bob Talbot
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Sullivan and Bob Talbot are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Talbot posted stronger numbers in OPS (.590 vs .560) and slugging (.312 vs .270). John Sullivan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.290 vs .278). By the career numbers, Bob Talbot had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Sullivan and Bob Talbot

John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
246.81
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
159.13
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
282
600
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
600
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
259
551.06
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
433
564.78
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
59
125.53
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
139.57
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
110.64
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
112.17
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.64
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.57
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.52
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.89
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.39
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18.7
39.79
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.83
45.43
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
70
148.94
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
176.09
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
168.09
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
164.35
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.15
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
65.22
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.78
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53.19
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
88.7
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20.66
43.96
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.9
50.73
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.91
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.43
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.87
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.38
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
45
95.74
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.83
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.86
15.86
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.13
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.77
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.43
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.22
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.83
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.04
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for John Sullivan and Bob Talbot

John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.49
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.23
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.93
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2584
27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861.1
9
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
6.09
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
2.77
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.56
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.71
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
2.95
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
6.65
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
2.9
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.469
4.469
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.356
2.356
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.24
62.24
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.66
79.66
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.47
Bob Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.33
Bob Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0