Scott Sullivan vs. Billy Traber — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Traber
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Billy Traber 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 5.65 and 1.637 for Billy Traber. 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 Billy Traber

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
5.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
11.18
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.09
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.14
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
6.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
41.32
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.86
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
36.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Billy Traber

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.02
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.59
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.55
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.17
29.17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Billy Traber

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
96
2400
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
3.49
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.29
-26.96
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-29.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Traber
Career
Per 600 PA