Mike Sullivan vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Wheeler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.145 compared to 5.04 and 1.674 for Mike Sullivan. By the career numbers, Zack Wheeler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Sullivan and Zack Wheeler

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.96
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.44
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.53
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.38
74.38
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.8
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
5.04
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
10.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
2.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.63
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.62
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.4
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
42.01
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
7.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4542
36.78
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.01
42.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Sullivan and Zack Wheeler

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.3
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.39
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.61
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.83
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
2.55
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.21
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.71
86.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.66
96.66
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.021
1.021
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Sullivan and Zack Wheeler

Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
160
187.87
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
534.98
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
576.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
112.72
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
96.28
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.44
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.8
31.46
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
137.38
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
131.51
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.01
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
24.15
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
56.36
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.44
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
30
55.73
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
31.21
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
128
237.77
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA