Mike Sullivan
Michael Joseph Sullivan (Big Mike)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 23, 1866 in Boston, MA
School: Boston University (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1889
Final Game: October 12, 1899
Died: June 14, 1906 in Boston, MA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1889 22 WHS NL 0 3 .000 7.24 9 3 6 3 0 0 41.0 47 47 33 2 32 15 3 0 7 187 54 1.927 10.3 0.4 7.0 3.3 0.47
1890 23 CHC NL 5 6 .455 4.59 12 12 0 10 0 0 96.0 108 77 49 3 58 33 0 0 6 0 79 1.729 10.1 0.3 5.4 3.1 0.57
1891 24 TOT MLB 1 4 .200 3.43 5 5 0 5 0 0 42.0 41 32 16 2 18 18 0 0 5 0 101 1.405 8.8 0.4 3.9 3.9 1.00
1891 24 PHA AA 0 2 .000 3.50 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 17 13 7 2 10 7 0 0 0 0 109 1.500 8.5 1.0 5.0 3.5 0.70
1891 24 NYG NL 1 2 .333 3.38 3 3 0 3 0 0 24.0 24 19 9 0 8 11 0 0 5 0 95 1.333 9.0 0.0 3.0 4.1 1.38
1892 25 CIN NL 12 4 .750 3.08 21 16 5 15 0 0 166.1 179 90 57 8 74 56 0 0 10 0 105 1.521 9.7 0.4 4.0 3.0 0.76
1893 26 CIN NL 8 11 .421 5.05 27 18 9 14 0 1 183.2 200 146 103 5 103 40 0 0 6 0 95 1.650 9.8 0.2 5.0 2.0 0.39
1894 27 TOT NL 8 15 .348 6.48 33 23 9 20 0 1 208.1 294 216 150 14 121 40 0 0 15 0 83 1.992 12.7 0.6 5.2 1.7 0.33
1894 27 WHS NL 2 10 .167 6.58 20 12 8 11 0 1 117.2 166 134 86 10 74 21 0 0 8 0 80 2.040 12.7 0.8 5.7 1.6 0.28
1894 27 CLV NL 6 5 .545 6.35 13 11 1 9 0 0 90.2 128 82 64 4 47 19 0 0 7 0 86 1.930 12.7 0.4 4.7 1.9 0.40
1895 28 CLV NL 1 2 .333 8.42 4 3 1 2 0 0 31.0 42 34 29 1 16 5 0 0 3 0 59 1.871 12.2 0.3 4.6 1.5 0.31
1896 29 NYG NL 10 13 .435 4.66 25 22 3 18 0 0 185.1 188 131 96 3 71 42 0 0 11 0 90 1.397 9.1 0.1 3.4 2.0 0.59
1897 30 NYG NL 8 7 .533 5.09 23 16 7 11 1 2 148.2 183 113 84 6 71 35 14 0 13 0 81 1.709 11.1 0.4 4.3 2.1 0.49
1899 32 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 83 1.556 10.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.25
10 Seasons 54 65 .454 5.04 160 119 40 99 1 4 1111.1 1292 892 622 45 568 285 18 0 76 187 85 1.674 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50
162 Game Avg. 13 16 .454 5.04 39 29 10 24 0 1 271 315 217 152 11 138 69 4 0 19 46 85 1.674 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50
NYG (3 yrs) 19 22 .463 4.75 51 41 10 32 1 2 358.0 395 263 189 9 150 88 14 0 29 0 86 1.522 9.9 0.2 3.8 2.2 0.59
CLV (2 yrs) 7 7 .500 6.88 17 14 2 11 0 0 121.2 170 116 93 5 63 24 0 0 10 0 78 1.915 12.6 0.4 4.7 1.8 0.38
CIN (2 yrs) 20 15 .571 4.11 48 34 14 29 0 1 350.0 379 236 160 13 177 96 0 0 16 0 99 1.589 9.7 0.3 4.6 2.5 0.54
BSN (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 83 1.556 10.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0.25
WHS (1 yr) 2 10 .167 6.58 20 12 8 11 0 1 117.2 166 134 86 10 74 21 0 0 8 0 80 2.040 12.7 0.8 5.7 1.6 0.28
PHA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.50 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 17 13 7 2 10 7 0 0 0 0 109 1.500 8.5 1.0 5.0 3.5 0.70
WHS (1 yr) 0 3 .000 7.24 9 3 6 3 0 0 41.0 47 47 33 2 32 15 3 0 7 187 54 1.927 10.3 0.4 7.0 3.3 0.47
CHC (1 yr) 5 6 .455 4.59 12 12 0 10 0 0 96.0 108 77 49 3 58 33 0 0 6 0 79 1.729 10.1 0.3 5.4 3.1 0.57
NL (10 yrs) 54 63 .462 5.06 158 117 40 97 1 4 1093.1 1275 879 615 43 558 278 18 0 76 187 85 1.677 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50
AA (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.50 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 17 13 7 2 10 7 0 0 0 0 109 1.500 8.5 1.0 5.0 3.5 0.70

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1889 22 0 3 .000 7.24 9 3 6 3 0 0 41.0 47 47 33 2 32 15 3 0 7 187 54 1.927 10.3 0.4 7.0 3.3 0.47 54
1890 23 5 9 .357 5.39 21 15 6 13 0 0 137.0 155 124 82 5 90 48 3 0 13 187 69 1.788 10.2 0.3 5.9 3.2 0.53 69
1891 24 6 13 .316 4.93 26 20 6 18 0 0 179.0 196 156 98 7 108 66 3 0 18 187 74 1.698 9.9 0.4 5.4 3.3 0.61 74
1892 25 18 17 .514 4.04 47 36 11 33 0 0 345.1 375 246 155 15 182 122 3 0 28 187 86 1.613 9.8 0.4 4.7 3.2 0.67 86
1893 26 26 28 .481 4.39 74 54 20 47 0 1 529.0 575 392 258 20 285 162 3 0 34 187 90 1.626 9.8 0.3 4.8 2.8 0.57 90
1894 27 34 43 .442 4.98 107 77 29 67 0 2 737.1 869 608 408 34 406 202 3 0 49 187 87 1.729 10.6 0.4 5.0 2.5 0.50 87
1895 28 35 45 .438 5.12 111 80 30 69 0 2 768.1 911 642 437 35 422 207 3 0 52 187 85 1.735 10.7 0.4 4.9 2.4 0.49 85
1896 29 45 58 .437 5.03 136 102 33 87 0 2 953.2 1099 773 533 38 493 249 3 0 63 187 86 1.669 10.4 0.4 4.7 2.3 0.51 86
1897 30 53 65 .449 5.04 159 118 40 98 1 4 1102.1 1282 886 617 44 564 284 17 0 76 187 85 1.675 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50 85
1898 31 53 65 .449 5.04 159 118 40 98 1 4 1102.1 1282 886 617 44 564 284 17 0 76 187 85 1.675 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50 85
1899 32 54 65 .454 5.04 160 119 40 99 1 4 1111.1 1292 892 622 45 568 285 18 0 76 187 85 1.674 10.5 0.4 4.6 2.3 0.50 85

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1889 22 2 3 .400 5.81 48.0 48 34 31 2 33 18 3 1.688 9.0 6.2 3.4 0.55 0.4 9
1890 23 0.00 0.0 0 51 46 0 0 0 0 12
1891 24 0.00 0.0 0 18 16 0 0 0 0 5
1892 25 0.00 0.0 0 59 53 0 0 0 0 21
1893 26 0.00 0.0 0 92 83 0 0 0 0 27
1894 27 0.00 0.0 0 122 110 0 0 0 0 33
1895 28 0.00 0.0 0 24 22 0 0 0 0 4
1896 29 0.00 0.0 0 100 90 0 0 0 0 25
1897 30 0.00 0.0 0 88 79 0 0 0 0 23
1899 32 0.00 0.0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 2 3 .400 100.12 48.0 48 592 534 2 33 18 3 1.688 9.0 3.4 0.55 0.4 160

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1892 NL  .750 (1st)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  9.130 (3rd)

Saves s c a p y
1893 NL  1 (6th)
1894 NL  1 (9th)
1897 NL  2 (3rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1894 NL  14 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL  .146 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1894 NL  15 (6th)
1896 NL  11 (9th)
1897 NL  13 (7th)
Career  76 (184th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 NL  6 (3rd)
1892 NL  5 (10th)
1893 NL  9 (2nd)
1894 NL  9 (5th)
1897 NL  7 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 14 (1261), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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