Billy Sullivan
Career 1,147 G · 777 H · 21 HR · 378 RBI · .213 AVG
Seasons leading his league
6
2 best in baseball
4 league only
39
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
4
Categories led
1911
Best season
Spanning 1901–1911, peaking at 2 titles in 1911.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 956th League titles 6
- 1,235th Best in baseball 2
- 621st Top-5 finishes 39
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 19th Catcher Assists 1,314
- 36th Catcher Double Plays 111
- 84th Catcher Range Factor 5.43
- 115th Catcher Fielding Percentage .976
- 161st Catcher Putouts 4,776
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catcher Fielding Percentage | 3 | 1st | — | 1911 .986 1906 AL .974 1908 AL .985 1901 #2 1902 #3 1905 #3 1907 #2 1909 #2 |
| Catcher Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1911 AL 6.30 1901 #3 1906 #3 1907 #3 |
| Catcher Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1901 13 1900 #3 1902 #2 1905 #3 1906 #2 1907 #2 1908 #3 1911 #2 |
| Catcher Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1904 AL 130 1906 #2 1908 #3 1909 #2 1911 #3 |
| Catcher Putouts | — | #2 | — | 1901 #2 1906 #2 1907 #2 1908 #2 1909 #3 1911 #3 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 2 | C FPCT .986 C RF 6.30 |
| 1908 | 1 | C FPCT .985 |
| 1906 | 1 | C FPCT .974 |
| 1904 | 1 | C A 130 |
| 1901 | 1 | C DP 13 |
Batting
16 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | BSN | NL | 22 | 74 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .270 | .308 | .378 | .686 |
| 1900 | BSN | NL | 72 | 238 | 36 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 9 | 33 | 4 | .273 | .302 | .399 | .702 |
| 1901 | CHA | AL | 98 | 367 | 54 | 90 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 38 | 12 | .245 | .271 | .351 | .623 |
| 1902 | CHA | AL | 76 | 263 | 36 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 11 | .243 | .268 | .323 | .592 |
| 1903 | CHA | AL | 32 | 111 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | .189 | .224 | .252 | .476 |
| 1904 | CHA | AL | 108 | 371 | 29 | 85 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 50 | 11 | .229 | .255 | .307 | .562 |
| 1905 | CHA | AL | 98 | 323 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 54 | 14 | .201 | .239 | .269 | .508 |
| 1906 | CHA | AL | 118 | 387 | 37 | 83 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 67 | 10 | .214 | .262 | .297 | .559 |
| 1907 | CHA | AL | 112 | 329 | 30 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 69 | 6 | .179 | .235 | .228 | .463 |
| 1908 | CHA | AL | 137 | 430 | 40 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 62 | 15 | .191 | .235 | .228 | .463 |
| 1909 | CHA | AL | 97 | 265 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 9 | .162 | .226 | .174 | .400 |
| 1910 | CHA | AL | 45 | 142 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .183 | .227 | .225 | .452 |
| 1911 | CHA | AL | 89 | 256 | 26 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 1 | .215 | .266 | .273 | .540 |
| 1912 | CHA | AL | 41 | 91 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .209 | .287 | .253 | .540 |
| 1914 | CHA | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1916 | DET | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 1,147 | 3,647 | 363 | 777 | 119 | 33 | 21 | 378 | 170 | 565 | 98 | .213 | .254 | .281 | .535 |
Fielding
6 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | BSN | NL | C | 22 | — | 196.0 | 94 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 126 | .952 | 5.45 |
| 1900 | BSN | NL | C | 66 | — | 508.0 | 227 | 71 | 8 | 10 | 306 | .974 | 4.52 |
| 2B | 1 | — | 11.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.000 | 6.00 | |||
| SS | 1 | — | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 5.00 | |||
| 1901 | CHA | AL | C | 97 | — | 850.0 | 396 | 104 | 17 | 13 | 517 | .967 | 5.15 |
| 3B | 1 | — | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | |||
| 1902 | CHA | AL | C | 70 | — | 587.0 | 242 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 334 | .967 | 4.61 |
| 1B | 2 | — | 10.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1.000 | 5.50 | |||
| OF | 2 | — | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |||
| 1903 | CHA | AL | C | 31 | — | 271.0 | 123 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 160 | .988 | 5.10 |
| 1904 | CHA | AL | C | 107 | 107 | 942.0 | 463 | 130 | 22 | 10 | 615 | .964 | 5.54 |
| 1905 | CHA | AL | C | 92 | 89 | 751.0 | 389 | 104 | 13 | 8 | 506 | .974 | 5.36 |
| 1B | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.000 | 7.50 | |||
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1906 | CHA | AL | C | 118 | 116 | 991.0 | 475 | 134 | 16 | 7 | 625 | .974 | 5.16 |
| 1907 | CHA | AL | C | 108 | 106 | 887.0 | 477 | 117 | 10 | 12 | 604 | .983 | 5.50 |
| 2B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.00 | |||
| 1908 | CHA | AL | C | 137 | 133 | 1133.0 | 553 | 156 | 11 | 11 | 720 | .985 | 5.18 |
| 1909 | CHA | AL | C | 97 | 90 | 776.0 | 452 | 119 | 10 | 6 | 581 | .983 | 5.89 |
| 1910 | CHA | AL | C | 45 | 42 | 387.0 | 290 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 370 | .976 | 8.02 |
| 1911 | CHA | AL | C | 89 | — | — | 447 | 114 | 8 | 13 | 569 | .986 | 6.30 |
| 1912 | CHA | AL | C | 41 | — | — | 147 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 204 | .975 | 4.85 |
| 1914 | CHA | AL | C | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1916 | DET | AL | C | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |
| Career | — | — | C | 1,122 | 683 | 8279.0 | 4,776 | 1,314 | 148 | 111 | 6,238 | .976 | 5.43 |
| — | — | 1B | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 1.000 | 6.50 | |
| — | — | 2B | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |
| — | — | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | |
| — | — | OF | 2 | — | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.50 | |
| — | — | SS | 1 | — | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .833 | 5.00 |