Billy Sullivan
Career 962 G · 820 H · 29 HR · 388 RBI · .289 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
6
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1938
Best season
Spanning 1938–1938, peaking at 1 titles in 1938.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,919th League titles 1
- 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 336th Catcher Double Plays 37
- 431st Batting Average .289
- 491st Catcher Assists 216
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 | 1 | 1st | — | 1938 AL .990 |
| Catcher Range Factor | — | #2 | — | 1938 #2 |
| Catcher Double Plays | — | #3 | — | 1938 #3 |
Title Seasons
1 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1 | C FPCT .990 |
Batting
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 92 | 363 | 48 | 100 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 4 | .275 | .315 | .364 | .679 |
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 93 | 307 | 31 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .316 | .358 | .384 | .742 |
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 54 | 125 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .192 | .252 | .208 | .460 |
| 1935 | CIN | NL | 85 | 241 | 29 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 4 | .266 | .324 | .361 | .685 |
| 1936 | CLE | AL | 93 | 319 | 39 | 112 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 5 | .351 | .382 | .508 | .890 |
| 1937 | CLE | AL | 72 | 168 | 26 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | .286 | .355 | .446 | .801 |
| 1938 | SLA | AL | 111 | 375 | 35 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 20 | 10 | 8 | .277 | .316 | .381 | .697 |
| 1939 | SLA | AL | 118 | 332 | 53 | 96 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 18 | 3 | .289 | .362 | .416 | .778 |
| 1940 | DET | AL | 78 | 220 | 36 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 2 | .309 | .399 | .450 | .849 |
| 1941 | DET | AL | 85 | 234 | 29 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 0 | .282 | .375 | .393 | .769 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 43 | 101 | 11 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .267 | .345 | .337 | .682 |
| 1947 | PIT | NL | 38 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .255 | .328 | .309 | .637 |
| Career | — | — | 962 | 2,840 | 347 | 820 | 152 | 32 | 29 | 388 | 240 | 119 | 30 | .289 | .346 | .395 | .742 |
Fielding
5 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | CHA | AL | 3B | 83 | — | — | 96 | 152 | 24 | 9 | 272 | .912 | 2.99 |
| OF | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1B | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1.000 | 6.00 | |||
| 1932 | CHA | AL | 1B | 52 | — | — | 485 | 35 | 5 | 42 | 525 | .990 | 10.00 |
| 3B | 17 | — | — | 14 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 50 | .880 | 2.59 | |||
| C | 5 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .867 | 2.60 | |||
| OF | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .600 | 1.00 | |||
| 1933 | CHA | AL | 1B | 22 | — | — | 211 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 227 | .982 | 10.14 |
| C | 8 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | .857 | 3.00 | |||
| 1935 | CIN | NL | 1B | 40 | — | — | 350 | 31 | 3 | 35 | 384 | .992 | 9.53 |
| 3B | 15 | — | — | 18 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 49 | .980 | 3.20 | |||
| 2B | 6 | — | — | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | .889 | 5.33 | |||
| 1936 | CLE | AL | C | 72 | — | — | 324 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 376 | .968 | 5.06 |
| 3B | 5 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||
| 1B | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 1.000 | 9.33 | |||
| OF | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1937 | CLE | AL | C | 38 | — | — | 146 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 175 | .949 | 4.37 |
| 1B | 5 | — | — | 52 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 1.000 | 10.60 | |||
| 3B | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||
| 1938 | SLA | AL | C | 99 | — | — | 441 | 65 | 5 | 10 | 511 | .990 | 5.11 |
| 1B | 6 | — | — | 43 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 1.000 | 7.83 | |||
| 1939 | SLA | AL | OF | 59 | — | — | 139 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 153 | .954 | 2.47 |
| C | 19 | — | — | 88 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 100 | .960 | 5.05 | |||
| 1B | 4 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .963 | 6.50 | |||
| 1940 | DET | AL | C | 57 | — | — | 292 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 329 | .976 | 5.63 |
| 3B | 6 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .900 | 3.00 | |||
| 1941 | DET | AL | C | 63 | — | — | 339 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 381 | .976 | 5.90 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | C | 41 | — | — | 140 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 159 | .962 | 3.73 |
| 1947 | PIT | NL | C | 12 | — | — | 42 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1.000 | 3.83 |
| Career | — | — | C | 414 | — | — | 1,845 | 216 | 59 | 37 | 2,120 | .972 | 4.98 |
| — | — | 1B | 133 | — | — | 1,196 | 88 | 13 | 119 | 1,297 | .990 | 9.65 | |
| — | — | 3B | 127 | — | — | 139 | 237 | 33 | 20 | 409 | .919 | 2.96 | |
| — | — | OF | 65 | — | — | 144 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 160 | .944 | 2.32 | |
| — | — | 2B | 6 | — | — | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | .889 | 5.33 |