How Tom Sunkel's Saves Compares to Similar Players

Tom Sunkel totaled 2 career Saves, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Saves season came in 1937, posting 1, above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1939 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. The Saves trended upward through the final seasons. The Saves total went from 0 in 1942 to 0 in 1943 and 1 in 1944, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Saves profile — ranging from 0 to 1 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tom Sunkel Lifetime Saves

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Tom Sunkel Saves Per Season

Tom Sunkel's Saves 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 Saves per season line chart

Tom Sunkel Saves by Team

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

Tom Sunkel Cumulative Saves — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Sunkel's career Saves, 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 Saves year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Sunkel Saves Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Tom Sunkel Saves — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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