Scott Sullivan vs. Lefty Thomas — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty 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. Lefty Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 3.98 and 1.368 for Scott Sullivan. By the career numbers, Lefty Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sullivan and Lefty Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
43.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Lefty Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
737.1
9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.87
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.46
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.32
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.194
0.194
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.375
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Lefty Thomas

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.49
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.29
-26.96
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-31.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA