Mike Sullivan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.04 and 1.674 for Mike Sullivan. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.38
45.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.38
74.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
5.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3334
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1111.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
10.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.46
10.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
4.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.94
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5187
42.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
892
7.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4542
36.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.01
42.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3342
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
1.83
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
2.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
2.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.71
86.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
187.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
294.34
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
576.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
112.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
96.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.8
31.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
137.38
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
131.51
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
54.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
56.36
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
31.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.26
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
108.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA