Scott Sullivan vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Fernando Valenzuela 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 95). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 95). Role difference aside, Scott Sullivan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.07
53.07
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.6
93.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1154
3.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.69
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
4.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.64
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
1.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Fernando Valenzuela

Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0