Scott Sullivan vs. Mark Thompson — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Thompson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Thompson 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 5.74 and 1.688 for Mark Thompson. 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 Mark Thompson

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
5.74
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
10.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.29
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.73
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.77
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.66
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
6.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
35.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Mark Thompson

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.39
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.72
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.23
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.95
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Mark Thompson

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
490.43
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
542.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.87
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
20.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
120
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
88.7
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
8.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
245.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Mark Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.22
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA