Scott Sullivan vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bud Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bud Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Bud Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA