Mike Sullivan vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Mike Sullivan and Ernie Whitt are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Sullivan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.751 vs .741) and slugging (.455 vs .410). Ernie Whitt had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .296). By the career numbers, Mike Sullivan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sullivan and Ernie Whitt

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
146.09
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
115
600
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
584.35
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3774
530.18
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
161.74
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
24.72
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.3
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
18.82
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.61
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
45.66
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.69
81.88
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
266.09
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1546
217.19
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
177.39
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
193.58
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
104.35
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
198.26
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.46
91.08
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.56
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
61.25
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.04
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
130.43
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
68.98
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
8.7
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.81
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.2
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
97
13.63
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Mike Sullivan and Ernie Whitt

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.22
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6091
5.83
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.68
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.72
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.62
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6647
6.36
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6588
6.31
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.6
72.6
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.287
5.287
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.27
84.27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33