Lefty Sullivan vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Lefty Sullivan
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.26 and 1.421 for Lefty Sullivan. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Sullivan and Lee Wade

Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.26
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.39
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.22
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
38.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
39.03
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.23
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
31.26
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lefty Sullivan and Lee Wade

Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.28
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1713
27
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Sullivan and Lee Wade

Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1400
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA