How Tom Sunkel's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Tom Sunkel totaled 29 career Starts, well below the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts season came in 1939, posting 11, near the starting pitcher average of 11.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1937 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 11.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 11 in 1942 to 1 in 1943 and 3 in 1944, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 1 to 11 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tom Sunkel Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Tom Sunkel Starts Per Season

Tom Sunkel's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Tom Sunkel Starts by Team

Tom Sunkel's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Sunkel career Starts by team bar chart

Tom Sunkel Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Sunkel's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Tom Sunkel Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Sunkel Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Sunkel's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Sunkel Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Sunkel's MLB career with Starts 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.
Tom Sunkel Starts season-by-season breakdown table