John Sullivan vs. Howard Wakefield — Career Comparison

John Sullivan
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Howard Wakefield
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, John Sullivan and Howard Wakefield are closely matched on the surface stats. Howard Wakefield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.591 vs .560) and slugging (.314 vs .270). John Sullivan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.290 vs .277). By the career numbers, Howard Wakefield 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 Howard Wakefield

John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
246.81
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
113
236.24
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
282
600
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
600
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
259
551.06
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
572.82
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
59
125.53
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
142.16
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
110.64
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
112.89
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.64
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.18
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.89
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18.7
39.79
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.97
52.21
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
70
148.94
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
179.79
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
168.09
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
79
165.16
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.15
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50.17
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
38.3
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.26
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53.19
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.35
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20.66
43.96
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.82
58.16
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.43
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.91
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.38
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
45
95.74
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.26
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
7.97
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.77
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Sullivan and Howard Wakefield

John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.49
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.93
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.95
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
9
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
6.09
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
4.62
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.56
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.09
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.71
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
6.06
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
6.65
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
5.71
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.469
4.469
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.24
62.24
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.95
75.95
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Howard Wakefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.96
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Howard Wakefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85