How Tom Sunkel's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Tom Sunkel posted a career ERA of 4.53, above the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest ERA season came in 1937, posting 2.76, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.26 that year. The highest point came in 1943 at 10.13, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.44 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.81 in 1942 to 10.13 in 1943 and 7.5 in 1944. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.76 to 10.13 — though the career average fell below league norms.
Tom Sunkel Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Tom Sunkel
| Tom Sunkel
ERA | Tom Sunkel
Component ERA | Tom Sunkel
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.47 |
| Season Avg. | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.47 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.47 |
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Tom Sunkel ERA Per Season
Tom Sunkel's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Sunkel ERA by Team
Tom Sunkel's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Sunkel ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tom Sunkel's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Tom Sunkel ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Sunkel's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Tom Sunkel ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Sunkel's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
