Scott Sullivan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3146
38.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2755
33.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Scott Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sullivan and Roy Witherup

Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
48
564.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
6.99
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-13.74
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA