John Sullivan Stats

John Sullivan was born on Tuesday, November 2, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois. Sullivan was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 7, 1942, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Sullivan baseball stats page.

"Though an auto crash (at the end of World War II, the young supply sergeant was driving along a winding mountain road in Japan when he plummeted over a cliff) left him with a fractured back, John Paul Sullivan's competitive fire wouldn't let him give up the game he loved: baseball." - Sportswriter Andrew L. Wang in the Chicago Tribune (09/24/2007)

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John Sullivan
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Paul Sullivan
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-02-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-20-2007
Place of Death Data Died In:   Homewood, Illinois
Cemetery:   Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   06-07-1942 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1949
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Sullivan

John Sullivan Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
John Sullivan

John Sullivan Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 Senators 94 357 38 84 16 1 0 0 42 25 - 30 7 - 0 5 .235 .285 .286
1943 Senators 134 456 49 95 12 2 1 0 55 57 - 59 11 - 1 7 .208 .298 .250
1944 Senators 138 471 49 118 12 1 0 0 30 52 - 43 10 - 0 11 .251 .325 .280
1947 Senators 49 133 13 34 0 1 0 0 5 22 - 14 2 - 0 1 .256 .361 .271
1948 Senators 85 173 25 36 4 1 0 0 12 22 - 25 3 - 0 1 .208 .297 .243
1949 Browns 105 243 29 55 8 3 0 0 18 38 - 35 5 - 0 7 .226 .331 .284
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 605 1,833 203 422 52 9 1 0 162 216 - 206 38 - 1 32 .230 .312 .270
John Sullivan

John Sullivan Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1942 Senators SS 92 - - 483 5.3 452 217 235 31 51 n/a n/a n/a .936 0.00 -
1943 Senators SS 133 - - 762 5.7 721 276 445 41 89 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1944 Senators SS 138 - - 752 5.4 702 276 426 50 89 n/a n/a n/a .934 0.00 -
1947 Senators 2B 1 - - 5 5.0 5 2 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1947 Senators SS 40 - - 219 5.5 211 83 128 8 27 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1948 Senators 2B 4 - - 25 6.3 23 6 17 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .920 0.00 -
1948 Senators SS 57 - - 244 4.3 232 94 138 12 33 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1949 Browns 2B 6 - - 23 3.8 23 12 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1949 Browns 3B 23 - - 58 2.5 54 22 32 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .931 0.00 -
1949 Browns SS 71 - - 277 3.9 261 117 144 16 35 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 531 0 0 2,737 5.2 2,579 1,063 1,516 158 324 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 --
3B Totals 23 0 0 58 2.5 54 22 32 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .931 0.00 --
2B Totals 11 0 0 53 4.8 51 20 31 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 --
6 Years 565 - - 2,848 5.0 2,684 1,105 1,579 164 334 n/a n/a n/a .942 0.00 --
John Sullivan

John Sullivan Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Senators 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 11.9 8.5 - - -
1943 Senators 6 2 .750 - - n/a 456.0 7.7 8.3 - - -
1944 Senators 3 3 .500 - - n/a 0.0 11.0 15.7 - - -
1947 Senators 0 2 .000 - - n/a 0.0 9.5 26.6 - - -
1948 Senators 2 2 .500 - - n/a 0.0 6.9 14.4 - - -
1949 Browns 5 2 .714 - - n/a 0.0 6.9 13.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 18 11 .621 - - n/a 1,833.0 8.9 11.3 - - -
John Sullivan

John Sullivan Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Washington Senators 32 Undetermined - -
1943 Washington Senators 7 Undetermined - -
1944 Washington Senators 7 Undetermined - -
1947 Washington Senators 11 Undetermined - -
1948 Washington Senators 1 Undetermined - -
1949 St. Louis Browns 1 Undetermined - -


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