John Sullivan vs. Eli Whiteside — Career Comparison

John Sullivan
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
Eli Whiteside
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, John Sullivan and Eli Whiteside are closely matched on the surface stats. Eli Whiteside posted stronger numbers in OPS (.597 vs .560) and slugging (.327 vs .270). John Sullivan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.290 vs .270). By the career numbers, Eli Whiteside 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 Eli Whiteside

John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
246.81
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
230.6
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
282
600
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
600
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
551.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
548.75
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
125.53
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
115.3
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
110.64
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
76.87
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.64
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.49
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.68
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.89
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
38.43
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18.7
39.79
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.1
48.15
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
70
148.94
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
179.36
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
168.09
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
158.01
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.15
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.52
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
38.3
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
48.04
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53.19
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
92.88
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20.66
43.96
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.18
43.96
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.61
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.43
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
33.1
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.38
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.27
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
95.74
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
138
147.33
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.27
6.27
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.13
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.77
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.15
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.2
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.47
John Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for John Sullivan and Eli Whiteside

John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.49
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.38
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.93
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.93
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4116
27
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
9
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
6.09
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.98
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.56
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
6.71
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
8.76
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
6.65
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
8.67
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.469
4.469
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.261
6.261
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.24
62.24
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.3
67.3
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Eli Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
John Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.33
Eli Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.31