John Sullivan
John Peter Sullivan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 3, 1941 in Somerville, NJ
High School: Bernardsville (Bernardsville, NJ)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1963
Final Game: August 7, 1968
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 22 DET AL 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 -12 0 1 0 0 0 0 /2
1964 23 DET AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1965 24 DET AL 34 97 86 5 23 0 0 2 11 0 0 9 13 .267 .340 .337 .677 92 29 1 1 0 1 0 2
1967 26 NYM NL 65 155 147 4 32 5 0 0 6 0 2 6 26 .218 .248 .252 .500 45 37 2 0 2 0 3 2
1968 27 PHI NL 12 20 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 59 4 2 0 0 0 0 /2
5 Seasons 116 282 259 9 59 5 0 2 18 0 2 19 45 .228 .282 .270 .552 60 70 6 1 2 1 3
162 Game Avg. 162 394 362 13 82 7 0 3 25 0 3 27 63 .228 .282 .270 .552 60 98 8 1 3 1 4
DET (3 yrs) 39 107 94 5 23 0 0 2 11 0 0 11 15 .245 .327 .309 .636 81 29 2 1 0 1 0
NYM (1 yr) 65 155 147 4 32 5 0 0 6 0 2 6 26 .218 .248 .252 .500 45 37 2 0 2 0 3
PHI (1 yr) 12 20 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 59 4 2 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 39 107 94 5 23 0 0 2 11 0 0 11 15 .245 .327 .309 .636 81 29 2 1 0 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 77 175 165 4 36 5 0 0 7 0 2 8 30 .218 .254 .248 .503 47 41 4 0 2 0 3

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1963 22 DET AL 7 6 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .259 .286 .325 .000 .399 .286 .725 -12 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .400 .000
1964 23 DET AL 3 3 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .258 .000 .327 .000 .401 .000 .727 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1965 24 DET AL 97 65 11 4.6 93 .292 .267 .253 .340 .323 .337 .388 .677 .711 92 .556 -0.8 -0.1 .609 .174 .070 .0
1967 26 NYM NL 155 121 9 2.0 89 .264 .218 .256 .248 .318 .252 .375 .500 .693 45 .224 -10.6 -1.1 .345 .061 .034
1968 27 PHI NL 20 16 1 1.7 81 .286 .222 .252 .300 .310 .222 .355 .522 .666 59 .202 -0.9 -0.1 .375 .111 .000
5 Seasons 282 211 21 2.7 90 .268 .228 .255 .282 .319 .270 .379 .552 .698 60 .329 -13.7 -1.5 .423 .108 .042 .0
162 Game Avg. 394 295 29 2.7 90 .268 .228 .255 .282 .319 .270 .379 .552 .698 60 .329 -13.7 -1.5 .423 .108 .042
DET (3 yrs) 107 74 11 4.0 94 .269 .245 .253 .327 .323 .309 .389 .636 .712 81 .495 -2.3 -0.2 .562 .181 .064 .0
NYM (1 yr) 155 121 9 2.0 89 .264 .218 .256 .248 .318 .252 .375 .500 .693 45 .223 -10.6 -1.1 .345 .061 .034
PHI (1 yr) 20 16 1 1.7 81 .286 .222 .252 .300 .310 .222 .355 .522 .666 59 .202 -0.9 -0.1 .375 .111 .000
AL (3 yrs) 107 74 11 4.0 94 .269 .245 .253 .327 .323 .309 .389 .636 .712 81 .495 -2.3 -0.2 .562 .181 .064 .0
NL (2 yrs) 175 137 10 2.0 88 .267 .218 .255 .254 .317 .248 .373 .503 .690 47 .221 -11.4 -1.2 .348 .067 .030

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1963 22 DET AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 28.6% 0.0% 0.50 5.0 1.50 57%
1964 23 DET AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 67%
1965 24 DET AL 97 2.1% 13.4% 9.3% 2.1% 9% 1.44 6.6 43.0 7.8 0.68 74%
1967 26 NYM NL 155 0.0% 16.8% 3.9% 3.2% 16% 4.33 5.7 24.5 1.04 78%
1968 27 PHI NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.5 18.0 1.50 70%
5 Seasons 282 0.7% 16.0% 6.7% 2.5% 12% 2.37 5.8 129.5 14.4 0.94 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1963 22 DET AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 24 DET AL 0 0 10% 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60% 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1967 26 NYM NL 0 0 11% 38 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 25% 4 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 2
1968 27 PHI NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 0 0 9% 81 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 38% 9 7 2 1 1 0 6 2 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1963 22 DET AL 7 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1964 23 DET AL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 24 DET AL 97 92% 23 4 1 0 0 3.60 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 1 8% 6 2 33% 51 9 18% 4 2 50% 6 1 17% 0
1967 26 NYM NL 155 96% 32 26 4 0 2 1.75 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 29 2 7% 14 5 36% 92 6 7% 7 2 29% 5 2 40% 0
1968 27 PHI NL 20 95% 4 7 1 0 1 2.18 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 0 0 15 1 7% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
5 Seasons 282 95% 59 37 6 0 3 2.03 2 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 50% 46 6 13% 22 7 32% 161 16 10% 13 4 31% 12 3 25% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 22 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 -12 0 1 0 0 0 0
1964 23 5 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -39 0 1 0 0 0 0
1965 24 39 107 94 5 23 0 0 2 11 0 0 11 15 .245 .327 .309 .636 81 29 2 1 0 1 0
1966 25 39 107 94 5 23 0 0 2 11 0 0 11 15 .245 .327 .309 .636 81 29 2 1 0 1 0
1967 26 104 262 241 9 55 5 0 2 17 0 2 17 41 .228 .281 .274 .555 60 66 4 1 2 1 3
1968 27 116 282 259 9 59 5 0 2 18 0 2 19 45 .228 .282 .270 .552 60 70 6 1 2 1 3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1963 22 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 3
1964 23 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1965 24 34 101 89 6 26 0 0 2 12 0 10 13 .292 .366 .360 .726 12 34
1967 26 65 155 149 5 34 5 0 0 7 0 6 26 .228 .258 .262 .520 10 65
1968 27 12 20 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 1 12
5 Seasons 116 286 264 11 64 5 0 2 20 0 20 45 .242 .297 .284 .581 23 116
162 Game Avg. 162 399 369 15 89 7 0 3 28 0 28 63 .242 .297 .284 .581 32 116

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