Joe Sullivan
1935–1941 · bats L / throws L · Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates
152G
.207AVG
.240OBP
.221SLG
More career statistics
43H
0HR
15RBI
1SB
30–37W–L
588.0IP
216K
4.01ERA
55GS
5SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 223 | 222 |
| Batting · Walks | 9 | 8 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,627 | 2,635 |
| Pitching · p er | 262 | 266 |
| Pitching · p h | 601 | 602 |
| Pitching · p hr | 25 | 24 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,764 | 1,765 |
| Pitching · p r | 334 | 335 |
| Pitching · p w | 298 | 299 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 223 | 208 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | .207 | .240 | .221 | .461 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 588.0 | 150 | 55 | 20 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 601 | 334 | 262 | 25 | 298 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 1.529 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1939-08-13 to 1939-09-14
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1936-07-25 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1936-05-10 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1935-05-19 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 79 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | .188 | .190 | .198 |
| Away | 73 | 117 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 19 | .224 | .265 | .243 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .120 | .120 | .120 |
| May | 35 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .160 | .232 | .180 |
| June | 30 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .267 | .273 | .267 |
| July | 29 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .195 | .190 | .220 |
| August | 25 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .243 | .250 | .243 |
| September | 19 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .280 | .308 | .320 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .227 | .250 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .174 | .167 | .174 |
| chicago-cubs | 15 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .364 | .381 |
| new-york-giants | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .125 | .200 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 14 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .231 | .286 | .231 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .300 | .400 | .350 |
| new-york-yankees | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| cincinnati-reds | 11 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Detroit Tigers | 25 | 43 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .163 | 125 | 53 |
| 1936 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 28 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .179 | 80 | 32 |
| 1939 |  Boston Braves | 33 | 40 | 12 | – | 1 | 1 | .300 | 113 | 46 |
| 1940 | Boston Braves | 36 | 71 | 14 | – | 6 | – | .197 | 177 | 64 |
| 1941 | Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 26 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .192 | 91 | 21 |